Answer to Question #289920 in Algebra for Mum

Question

Aaron is staying at a hotel that charges $99.95 per night plus tax for a room. A tax of 8% is applied to the room rate, and an additional onetime untaxed fee of $5.00 is charged by the hotel. Which of the following represents Aaron's total charge, in dollars, for staying x nights?

Answer 1

$$(99.95+99.95(0.08))x+5$$

$$=1.08(99.95x)+5$$

$1.08(99.95x)+5$