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An item cost $380 before tax and the sales tax is $11.40 find the sales tax rate
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An item cost $380 before tax and the sales tax is $11.40 find the sales tax rate

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(t x 380), 11.4 i beleive 
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Hello! To find the sales tax rate, all you have to do is divide the amount of tax by the amount before tax. 11.4/380 is 0.03. Because percents are parts of 100, multiply that decimal by 100 in order to get 3. There. The sales tax rate is 3%.
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