A customer pays $1,100 as sales tax on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if sales tax is 8.8% of the value?

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Solution

Let the price of car be x.

$\frac{8.8}{100}$ × x = 1100

Hence, x= $\frac{1100 \times 100}{8.8}$ = $12500

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A customer pays $1,100 as sales tax on a newly purchased car. What is the value of the car if sales tax is 8.8% of the value?

Let the price of car be x. 8.8100 × x = 1100 Hence, x= 1100×1008.8= $12500

Let the price of car be x.

$\frac{8.8}{100}$ × x = 1100

Hence, x= $\frac{1100 \times 100}{8.8}$ = $12500