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Percy paid $24. 10 for a basketball. The price of the basketball was $22. 99. What was the sales tax rate?.

User Maleev
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Answer:

First let's find the increase of the original price to it's new price;

24.10 - 22.99 = 1.11, there was a $1.11 increase.

Though, we need to find the percentage, using the formula:-

Changed price 100

____________ x _____ (100%)

Original amount 1

Our changed price was 1.11, and our original price was 22.99.

1.11 100

_____ x _____ = 4.828 which rounds to 4.83%

22.99 1

User Rambo
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Answer:

$3.11

Explanation:

you have to subtract 24.10 from 22.99

User Niels Bech Nielsen
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