Question

blake bought a new moped for $2,749 plus tax. he was surprised when he got the receipt and saw that the tax was $252.91. what is the sales tax rate for this purchase? round to one decimal place.

Answer 1

9.2%

Explanation:

The amount of tax is the product of purchase price and tax rate:

252.91 = (tax rate)×2749

252.91/2749 = tax rate = 0.092 = 9.2%

The sales tax rate was 9.2%.