Question

The original cost of a makeup set was $20. After sales tax, Natasha paid a total of $21.09. What is the percent sales tax rate?

Answer 1

the sales tax is 1.09 %

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:The sales tax rate is 5.45%.

Explanation:

Let X be the percent sales tax rate.

The cost of the sales tax is $21.09 - $20 = $1.09.

The cost of the sales tax is X% of the original price, or X/100 * $20 = $1.09.

Dividing both sides by $20 and multiplying by 100% gives:

X = 1.09 / 20 * 100% = 5.45%.

The sales tax rate is 5.45%.