Question

A pack of cinnamon-scented pencils sells for $4.00. What is the sale tax rate if the total cost of The pencils is $4.32?

Answer 1

4.34/4.00 = 1.085

the sale rate tax is ~1.08

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Answer 2

Hello! To find the sales tax rate, all you have to do is find the distance between two numbers, divide it by the price without tax, and then multiply that number by 100. 4.32 - 4.00 is 0.32. 0.32/4.00 is 0.08. 0.08 * 100 is 8. There. The sales tax rate is 8%.