Question

Write an expression for the sales tax on a car.
Tax rate is 7%, price is $6000 off the sticker price, $p.

Answer 1

Let us say that:

p = price of the car

t = sales tax of the car

r = tax rate in decimal form = 0.07

 

Therefore the equation relating the two is:

t = r p

t = 0.07 p

t = 0.07 * $6,000