Section: Math

Question 52 of 200

52) A banquet hall charges a base price of x dollars for one hour of rental time. A sales tax of a certain percentage is applied to the base price, and an untaxed deposit is added. If the total amount is paid at the time of the purchase for one night is given by the expression 1.085x+18, then what is the sales tax, expressed as a percentage of the base price?