Mick paid $2.94 in sales tax on an item that cost $42.00 before tax. At that rate, how much would he pay in sales tax for an item that costs $58.00 before tax?

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Stanislav Ivanov · Answer 1 · 2019-01-31T18:38:42+0000

Mick paid $2.94 in sales tax on an item that cost $42.00 before tax.

Let the rate of tax be x then

Hence the sales tax percentage is 7%.

Sales tax for an item that costs $58.00 before tax=
$58*(7)/(100)\\$

=
(58*7)/(100) =(406)/(100)=4.06

Sales tax for an item that costs $58.00 before tax= $4.06