Question

The sales tax for an item was $26.60 and it cost $380 before tax. Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

Answer 1

7% sales tax

Explanation:

Given the following question:
Sales tax = $26.60
It costs $380 before tax

In order to find the answer, we simply find a random percentage of the original cost before tax.


`(7*380)/(100) =2660/100=26.6=26.60`
7% sales tax rate.

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