Question

the sales in the town where Amanda lives is 9% Amanda paid 27$ in sales tax on a new stereo what was the price of the stereo

Answer 1

The price of the stereo is

$\begin{gathered} \frac{27}{x}\times100\text{ =9} \\ 2700\text{ =9x} \\ x=\frac{2700}{9}=300\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}$

The price of the stereo is 300 dollars.