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.
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.
Please answer ASAP!!!