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If a jigsaw puzzle is priced 17.00 but cost 17.68 at the register what is sales tax rate​

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Answer:4%

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that a jigsaw puzzle is priced 17.00 but cost 17.68 at the register. This means that the sales tax is (17.68 - 17.00) = 0.68.

Therefore, the sales tax rate will be calculated as:

= (0.68 / 17.00) × 100

= 4%

The sales tax rate is 4%

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