Question

the sales tax in bill's state is 6%. bill bought a scion having a sales tax of $820. what was the cost of the car? round to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

Since there is a sales tax of 6% which was equal to $820

Let the value be = x

6% of x = 820

(6/100)x = 820

0.06x = 820

x = 820/0.06

x = 13666.67

Value to the nearest dollar ≈ $13 666.67