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Question 1052493: mary paid a 5% sales tax on her new car. what was the price of the car if the sales tax was 425 dollars?
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Found 2 solutions by Theo, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the price of the car.

the sales tax was 5% of the price of the car.

this means the sales tax was .05 * x.

the sales tax was equal to 425 dollars.

this means that .05 * x = 425

divide both sides of this equation by .05 to get x = 425 / .05.

solve for x to get x = 8500.

the price of the car was 8500.

the sales tax was 5% the price of the car.

this means the sales tax = .05 * 8500 which is equal to 425.

solution looks good.

price of the car is 8500.




Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reword the problem as:

$425  is  5% of what?
  ↓   ↓   ↓   ↓  ↓
 425  = 0.05  ∙  x 

 425 = 0.05x

Divide both sides by .05

425/0.05 = x

    8500 = x

The car before tax was added was $8500.

Edwin