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Raj bought a pair of basketball shoes for $70 the sales tax on the shoes was $5.60 what represents the sales tax rate

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Hello!

You divide how much tax was by the total cost of the shoes

5.60 / 70 = 0.08

Convert the decimal into a percent

The answer is 8%

Hope this helps!
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