The converted the percentage to a decimal the wrong way.
Move the decimal point 2 places to the left.
6.5% as a decimal is 0.065
525.05 x 0.065 = 34.13
X = 34.13
To find the sales tax multiply the purchase price by the sales tax rate. Remember to convert the sales tax rate from a percent to a decimal number. Once the sales tax is calculated, it is added to the purchase price. The result is the total cost—this is what the customer pays.
The number that is being multiplied by the variable ( the letter) so like if you have 2X the 2 is the coefficient
