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Renatto Machado asked Sep 12, 2023

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You buy a container of cat litter for $12.25 and a bag of cat food for x dollars. The total purchase is $19.08, which includes 6% sales tax. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of the cat food.

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Answer:

19.08-6%=12.25+x

18.00=12.25+x

18.00-12.25=5.75

x=5.75

cat food is $5.75

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