Question

You but a container of cat litter for 12.25 and a bag of cat food for x dial let's. The total is 19.08 witch includes 6% tax sales. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of the cat food.

Answer 1

The price of cat food is 5.75 dial

Explanation:

Given as :

The price of container of litter = 12.25 dial

The price of cat food = x dial

The total price of items = 19.08 dial including 6% sales tax

So, The total price of item excluding sales tax is A

Or, A + 6% of A = 19.08

So, 1.06 × A = 19.08

Or, A =
`(19.08)/(1.06)`

∴ A = 18 dial

Now, The price of cat food = Total price of item excluding tax - price of container of litter

Or, The price of cat food = 18 dial - 12.25 dial

∴ The price of cat food = 5.75 dial

Hence The price of cat food is 5.75 dial Answer