Question

Sales tax is calculated as a percent of the sales price. If sales tax is six percent, what is the sales tax on clothing that costs one hundred eighty dollars?

six dollars

nine dollars and eighty cents

ten dollars and eighty cents

eighteen dollars and sixty cents

Answer 1

What is 6% of $180 ?

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

6% is 0.06 in decimal form

you move the decimal point over 2 spots to the left

Answer 4

then you multiply 0.06 and 180 to get ???

Answer 5

10.8

Answer 6

which is $10.80

Answer 7

ie, 10 dollars, 80 cents

Answer 8

ok so c

Answer 9

x + 0.06x = 180
solve for x