Question

A pack of cinnamon-scented pencils sells for $8.00. What is the sales tax rate if the total cost of the pencils is $8.48?

Answer 1

The sales tax rate is 6%

Explanation:

To determine the sales tax rate, you can first calculate the amount of sales tax paid on the purchase by subtracting the cost of the pencils from the total cost: $8.48 - $8.00 = $0.48.

Then, you can divide the amount of sales tax paid by the cost of the pencils to find the sales tax rate: $0.48 / $8.00 = 0.06, or 6%.

So, in this case, the sales tax rate is 6%.