Item cost $430 sales tax was $8.60 what is the percentage of the sales tax rate

Friede Petr asked Sep 14, 2023

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Friede Petr asked Sep 14, 2023

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Answer:

Explanation:

You can write it out as equation first.

430*x%=8.60, leave x% alone, so the equation will change into

x%=8.60/430

8.60/430=0.02=2%

therefore, x%=2%

Bruno Borges answered Sep 19, 2023

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