Question

Diego bought a new car for 26,525 he was surprised at the dealer than attitude thousand $387.25 what was the sales tax rate for this purchase do not include the percentage sign in your answer

Answer 1

2387.25 is the amount of tax

Take the original price and multiply by x to get the tax added

26525 * x = 2387.25

Divide each side by 26525

x = 2387.25/26525

x =.09

Change this to a percent form

.09 * 100%

x = 9 %

The sales tax percent 9 %