Question

the sales tax in the town where Amanda lives is 7%.Amanda paid $35.00 sales in tax on a new stereo.what was the price of the stereo

Answer 1

If the tax is 7% or 35, how much is the stereo. To figure this out you need to to make a proportion set up as part to whole. Part. 7. 35 ------- ----- ------ Whole. 100. ??? ???= 500 Hence you multiplied 7 by 5 to get 35, you need to multiply 100 by 5, or 500.