Question

A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.79. The tax on the purchase was $0.16. What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

For this case the total price represent 2.79

The tax on this case was 0.16

We can find the percent of the tax rate with the following operation:

`(0.16)/(2.79)\cdot100=5.73`

And rounded to the nearest percent we got:

6%