Question

Patrick is buying new pair of shoes, The expression shown below represents the sales tax on the price of the shoe, s.

0.06s
By what number can patrick multiply the price of the shoes. s. To determine the total amount he will need to pay for them including the tax

Answer 1

1.06.

Explanation: the tax is 0.6 times the price of the shoe. Multiplying the shoe price by 0.6 will find the total tax on the shoes.
The 1 comes because Patrick has to pay the original price of the shoe in addition to the tax.