SOLUTION: A customer bought a car and paid $1,080 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6%. What was the price of the car before the tax? I have tried five different times and I can't get i

Question 829185: A customer bought a car and paid $1,080 in sales tax. The sales tax rate is 6%. What was the price of the car before the tax?
I have tried five different times and I can't get it! Please help me!
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

What you're looking for is
x (the cost of the car) * .06 (the sales tax rate) = 1080
Divide each side by .06:
x = 1080/.06
x = 18000
Plug it back in to make sure it's correct.
$18,000 * .06 = $1,080
Total cost of the car = $19,080

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