Question

The sales tax in the town where Amanda lives is 6%. Amanda paid $18 in sales tax on a new stereo. What was the price of the stereo?

My Daughter needs help and I'm away from home :/

Answer 1

Set up like 0.06x = 18. So if Amanda buys a $300 stereo and sales tax is 6%, tax is $18

Answer 2

If there is 6 percent sales tax, that means for every dollar the item you bought was ($18) there will be 6 cents added to it. So you would take 6 percent of or times 18 dollars which is 1.08. Then add those two together to get
Final answer. The stereo is $19.08 dollars.