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You buy a game for $40, and the sales tax is $2. What percent of the game price are you paying in sales tax?
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You buy a game for $40, and the sales tax is $2. What percent of the game price are you paying in sales tax?

User Martin Peter
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5% is the answer

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User Ivo Welch
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To get the answer we can use proportion
40$ ------------- 100%
2$ ---------------- x
crossmultiply now
40x=2*100 /:40
x=200:40
x=5% - its the answer
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