How do exponets allow u to communicate more prescisey to others

Twenty-five percent of the customers entering a grocery store between 5 p. m. and 7 p. m. use an express checkout. consider five randomly selected customers, and let x denote the number among the five who use the express checkout.

Segment xy is dilated through point m with a scale factor of 2. which segment shows the correct result of the dilation

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. the sales tax in his city is 6%. his friend jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.