Question

You buy a container of cat litter for $12.25 and a bag of cat food for x dollars. The total purchase is $19.08, which includes 6% sales tax. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of the cat food. PLEASE include an equation and explain how you did it, with details.

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  1. Answer:
    The cat food costs $5.75
    Cost of litter, 12.25
    Cost of cat food, X
    Total including tax, 19.08
    (12.25 + x)*1.06 = 19.08
    Divide both sides by 1.06
    (12.25 + x)*1.06/1.06 & 19.08/1.06
    Simplify
    12.25 + X = 18
    Subtract both sides by 12.25
    12.25 + x – 12.25 = 18 – 12.25
    x = 5.75
    Step-by-step explanation:
    Hope this helps! Shalom

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  2. 12.25+x (0.06) = $19.08
    $19.08 x 0.06 = $1.1448 (amount of sales tax)
    now subtract the sales tax from the total amount
    $19.08 – $1.1448 = $17.9352
    $17.9352-$12.25 (cat litter) = $5.69 (cat food)

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