174k views
0 votes
urgent help :(!! The sales tax on a $25,000 car is $1375. What is the sales tax rate? PLEASE SHOW HOW TO SOLVE IT AND HOW YOU GOT THE ANSWER!

User Madarch
by
5.5k points

1 Answer

7 votes
Tax rate is 5.5% because 1,375/25,000 is equal to 0.055 which is 5.5 in percentage form. To prove it you can multiply 25,000 by 0.055 and get 1,375
User Maverick
by
5.1k points