The amount of tax for each camera is $5.25 and the tax rate is 6%. explain how the equation: (original cost)(percent) = tax amount is adjusted to solve for the original cost.

x(1.06)=5.25

The reason it is 1.06 is because it is the original cost plus tax. You can divide each side by 1.06 to get x roughly equals 4.95.

So $4.95 is roughly what the camera costs rounded to the nearest cent.

The equation is adjusted by dividing the tax amount by the percent to find the original cost. Dividing by the percent is the inverse operation of multiplying by percent.

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