Question

the sales in the town where Amanda lives is 9% Amanda paid 27$ in sales tax on a new stereo what was the price of the stereo

Answer 1

The price of the stereo is

`\begin{gathered} (27)/(x)*100\text{ =9} \\ 2700\text{ =9x} \\ x=(2700)/(9)=300\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}`

The price of the stereo is 300 dollars.