Question

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

Answer 1

$5.75

Explanation:

$18 * 0.06(sales tax) = $1.08

$18 + $1.08 = $19.08 (total after sales tax)

$18 - $12.25 = $5.75