A family used a professional decorator to help furnish their new home. The decorator selected $1,580 worth of furnishings. The family paid for the furnishings, plus 4.5% tax on the purchases. The decorator’s fee was 12% of the purchases, not including the tax.

Part A

Write an equation in the form of y=kx, using x to represent the decorator’s fee. Then use the equation to calculate the amount of that fee.

y=____x
$__

Write an equation in the form of y=kx to represent the tax. Then use the equation to calculate the amount of tax.
Part B

y=k___x
$___

Part C
What is the total cost that the family paid?
$___