Question

The sales tax on surfboard is $12. what is the percent of sales tax

Answer 1

Answer:

5%

Explanation:

225x=12

divide 225 on both sides to get

0.05

Now convert into a decimal by moving two spaces to the right

then you get 5%

Explanation:

Answer 2

The percent of sales tax would be found by sales_tax/cost_of_item = %sales_tax