the assumption being that the tax is added to the amount advertised for the vehicle, namely 23289.26 + 6.5% of that.
[tex]\begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{a\% of b}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{a}{100} \right)\cdot b \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{6.5\% of 23289.26}}{\left( \cfrac{6.5}{100} \right)23289.26}\implies 1513.8~\hfill \underset{\textit{total selling price}}{\stackrel{23289.26~~ + ~~1513.8}{24803.06}}[/tex]
