Question

The sales tax on a $350 computer is $21.00 whats the sales tax rate

Answer 1

So,

To find the sales tax rate, we just need to divide the tax amount by the sale price.


`(21)/(350)`

Simplify the fraction.

`(3*7)/(2*5*5*7)`


`(3)/(2*5*5) = (3)/(50) = (6)/(100)`

The sales tax was 6%.