Given:
Amount Kathy paid down = $1500
Percentage it represents = 8% of the total cost = 0.08
Let's find the total cost of the car.
To find the total cost of the car since $1500 represents 8% of the total cost, we have:
0.08x = 1500
Where x is the total cost of the car.
Let's solve for x in the equation.
Divide both sides by 0.08

Therefore, the total cost of the car is $18,750
ANSWER:
$18,750