Question

The sales tax in Bill's state is 6%. Bill bought a Scion having a sales tax of $820. What was the cost of the car? Round to the nearest dollar

Answer 1

this question is asking "820 is 6% of what number?"
translate directly in to math
820 means 820
is means =
6% means 0.06
of means times
what ... pick a variable. i choose x
equation is
\[820=.06x\]
\[x=820\div 306=82000\div 6\]

Answer 2

last line should be
\[x=820\div .06 = 82000\div 6=16,666.66\] rounded