Question

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Nora rings up an item that costs $86.25. After sales tax, the total is $91.08. What is the sales tax percentage?


Write your answer as a decimal using a percent sign (%). For example, 0.5% or 12.7%

Answer 1

the sales tax is equal to 5.6%

Answer 2

The sales tax is equal to 5.6%

Explanation:

To solve first we have to subtract the item's cost before sales tax from the total due. 91.08 - 86.25 = 4.83.

Next we take the amount we payed as tax and divide it by the pre-tax price. 4.83/86.25 = 0.056

Lastly we take 0.056 and convert it to a percentage. This can be accomplished by moving the decimal sign to 2 times to the left or multiplying the tax rate by 100.

The sales tax percentage is equal to 5.6%

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