write and solve an equation to find the sales tax.

Question

you need to buy new school supplies.the price of the items is $54.99,but after the sales tax is added the cost write and solve the equation to find the sales tax.

 

Answer 1

Here are some options for the sales price after the sales tax is applied to $54.99:

 

3           56.6397
3.5        56.91465
4           57.1896
4.5        57.46455
5           57.7395
5.5        58.01445
6           58.2894
6.5        58.56435
7           58.8393
7.5        59.11425
8           59.3892