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

6% tax=
6/100 x $19.08
=$1.1448

Total price- 6% tax
$19.08 - $1.1448
= $17.9352

Cost of the cat food- x
x= $17.9352 - $12.25
x = $5.6852