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Four theater tickets cost $116. The sales tax on the tickets was $6.96. What was the sales tax rate

User Beesasoh
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2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

6%

Explanation:

Sales Tax Rate=Sales Tax Percent/100

6.96 is 6% of 116 so the sales tax rate is
6%

User Waves
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Answer:

≈ 6.4%

Explanation:

116 - 6.96 = 109.04

original price without the sales tax

(6.96/109.04) x 100

= 6.3829787234

≈ 6.4%

this gives us the percentage of sales tax rate

User Ahmnouira
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