Sarah paid $18,444 for a new car last week. This price was 6 percent above the vehicle’s invoice price. What was the dollar amount of the invoice price?

Answer: vehicle's invoice price is:$17,400Step-by-step explanation:Sarah paid $18,444 for a new car last week. This price was 6 percent above the vehicle’s invoice price.Let the vehicle's invoice price be x.⇒ [tex]\dfrac{100+6}{100}\times  x=18444[/tex]⇒ [tex]\dfrac{106}{100}\times x=18444[/tex]⇒ [tex]x=\dfrac{100}{106}\times 18444[/tex]⇒ x=17400Hence,  vehicle's invoice price is:$ 17,400