Question

Percy paid $24.10 for a basketball. The price of the basketball was $22.99. What was the sales tax rate? 4.58%

Answer 1

B.

4.80%

Explanation:

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Answer 2

For this case we can make the following rule of three:
$ 22.99 ----> 100%
24.10 $ ----> x
Clearing x we have:
x = (24.10 / 22.99) * (100)
x = 104.8%
Therefore, the sales tax is:
104.8-100 = 4.8%
Answer:
the sales tax rate was:
4.8%