Question

Yvonne paid $11,448 for a new car. This included the 6% sales tax. What was the price of the car before the tax?

Answer 1

If we subtract the percent of sales tax (6%) from the price of the car after tax ($11,448) we would get our answer. Here is how to calculate 6% sales tax from $11, 448:
\[11,448 \times 0.06 = 686.88\]
6% of $11,448 is equal to $686.88. If we subtract that from the price with tax, the result will be $10761.12. Therefore, $10761.12 is the car's price before tax.