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The cost of a new laptop is $750 which genorates a sales tax of$37.50 what is the sales tax rate

User Ankita Dobariya
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Answer:

5%

Explanation:

To find the sales tax rate, you would divide the tax by the cost to see the percentage of the tax.

$750 / $37.50= 0.05

The answer is 5%

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