adanielle180 adanielle180
  • 22-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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An item costs $470 before tax, and the sales tax is $42.30 . Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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cedarwood79
cedarwood79 cedarwood79
  • 22-11-2017
Hi there! To find the sales tax rate, all you have to do is divide the sales tax rate by the amount before tax. 42.3/470 is 0.09, but we need to turn that into a percent, so multiply 0.09 by 100 in order to get 9. The sales tax rate is 9%.
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stu125116
stu125116 stu125116
  • 17-02-2021

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Its 9% I just took the test:)

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