Question

Tyler orders a meal that costs $15.

The sales tax rate in Tyler’s county is 6.6%.
Write an equation to represent the relationship between the original cost of the meal and the cost after sales tax.
Use x for the original cost of the meal and y for the cost after sales tax.

Answer 1

There would be $ 0.99 sales tax on the meal.

Explanation:

Given,

The cost of the meal ordered by him = $15,

sales tax rate percentage = 6.6%,

Thus, the amount of the sales tax = 6.6% of the cost of the meal

= 6.6% of 15