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In a certain state, gasoline stations compute the price per gallon "\(p\)", in dollars, charged at the pump by adding a 4 percent sales tax to the dealer's price per gallon "\(d\)", in dollars, and then adding a gasoline tax of $0.18 per gallon. Which of the following gives the dealer's price per gallon "\(d\)" in terms of the price per gallon "\(p\)" charged at the pump?
A. \(d = p - 0.22\)
B. \(d = \dfrac{p}{1.22}\)
C. \(d = \dfrac{p}{1.04} - 0.18\)
D. \(d = \dfrac{p-0.18}{1.04}\)
E. \(d = \dfrac{p-0.04}{1.18}\)
The OA is D
In a certain state, gasoline stations compute the price per gallon "\(p\)", in dollars, charged at the pump by adding a 4 percent sales tax to the dealer's price per gallon "\(d\)", in dollars, and then adding a gasoline tax of $0.18 per gallon. Which of the following gives the dealer's price per gallon "\(d\)" in terms of the price per gallon "\(p\)" charged at the pump?
A. \(d = p - 0.22\)
B. \(d = \dfrac{p}{1.22}\)
C. \(d = \dfrac{p}{1.04} - 0.18\)
D. \(d = \dfrac{p-0.18}{1.04}\)
E. \(d = \dfrac{p-0.04}{1.18}\)
The OA is D
