Question

An item cost $500 before tax,and the sales tax is $45 ..find the sales tax rate write in percentage

Answer 1

9%

Explanation:

An item cost $500 before tax,and the sales tax is $45. Find the sales tax rate as a percentage.

Represent this tax rate by r. Then r = $45 / $500 = 0.09, which is equivalent to the percentage 9%.