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

Answer: 19.08 = x + 12.25 is the equation.

$6.83 is the cost.

Step-by-step explanation: Solve for x in the equation to find the total cost of the cat food.

19.08 = x + 12.25 (All you're doing is subtracting 12.25 from 19.08)

6.83 = x