Question

An item costs $470 before tax, and the sales tax is $42.30 . Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

Answer 1

Its 9% I just took the test:)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hi there! To find the sales tax rate, all you have to do is divide the sales tax rate by the amount before tax. 42.3/470 is 0.09, but we need to turn that into a percent, so multiply 0.09 by 100 in order to get 9. The sales tax rate is 9%.