Question

The price s of a pair of shoes plus 5% sales tax

Answer 1

Answer:
Total price = 1.05x

Step-by-step explanation:
Assume that the original price of the shoes is x
The tax is 5% of the price, this means that:
taxes = 5% * price
taxes = 0.05 * x
taxes = 0.05

The total price paid will be equal to the summation of the original price of the shoes and the taxes.
This means that:
Total price = original price + taxes
Total price = x + 0.05x
Total price = 1.05x

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

To find the sales tax and the total you multiply the tax (.05) by the price of shoes (s) and then add the beginning price of the pair of shoes (s).

s+(.05s)=1.05s