Tax on a $25 item is $2.06. What should be the tax on a $45 item?

Question

ratios and proportions

Answer 1

Keshawna,

 

The ratios here should be 25/2.06=45/x. Cross multiply: 2.06*45=25x.

and solve for x.

 

Hope that helps,

Deanna

Answer 2

Set two ratios equal to one another;  25/2.06=45/x

Cross multiply then you get 92.7=25x

Divide each side by 25 and you get an answer of about $3.71

Answer 3

Another way to solve this problem would be: 2.06/25 then multiply that by 45.