Question

Anton bought a picnic cooler. His total bill, with tax, was $7.95. He paid 6 percent sales tax. How much did he pay for the cooler alone without the tax?

Write and solve the arithmetic problem for each step.
For the cost of the cooler, solve:
?% of cost of cooler = $7.95

To find the total bill in terms of the cost of the cooler :

Answer 1

\[\frac{7.95}{1.06} \]

Answer 2

@shadowdragon

Answer 3

soory, it didn't tag properly

Answer 4

its cool I am just making sure I don't give you the wrong answer

Answer 5

It says i cant reply to your message until you fan them first

Answer 6

And its cool, anytime of help would be greatly appreciated, literally

Answer 7

Okay so its my understanding that the tax is about 48 cents. So subtract 48 from 7.95

Answer 8

0.165625 is what i got

Answer 9

You did something wrong then answer should have been 7.47

Answer 10

whooopss, my bad, i divided

Answer 11

Cooler cost:\[\frac{7.95}{1.06}=7.5\]7.95-7.5 = 0.45 tax

Answer 12

where did you get 1.06 @robtobey ?

Answer 13

same, wondering the same thing

Answer 14

100% of the cost + 6% tax. 100% + 6% is 106% or 1.06 as a decimal number.
You shift the decimal point two digits to the left when converting % to a decimal number.

Answer 15

@robtobey and @shadow

Answer 16

thank you!

Answer 17

Your welcome