Question

A purchase cost 25.79 with tax of 1.29. What is the sales tax rate?

Answer 1

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❖ The sales tax rate is 5%.

In order to get 5%, you divide 1/29 ÷ 25.79. Basically, dividing the x by the y.

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Answer 2

5% = sales tax rate

Explanation:

tax = original price * sales tax rate

We know the tax and the original price

1.29 = 25.79 * sales tax rate

Divide each side by 25.79

1.29/25.79 = 25.79/25.79 * sales tax rate

.0500 = sales tax rate

Change this to percent form by multiplying by 100

5% = sales tax rate