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A lunch box costs $4.50 plus sales tax. After sales tax, the lunch box is $4.86. What is the sales tax rate? A). 6% B). 7.5% C). 8% D). 9.5%
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A lunch box costs $4.50 plus sales tax. After sales tax, the lunch box is $4.86. What is the sales tax rate? A). 6% B). 7.5% C). 8% D). 9.5%
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A lunch box costs $4.50 plus sales tax. After sales tax, the lunch box is $4.86. What is the sales tax rate?
A). 6%
B). 7.5%
C). 8%
D). 9.5%
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8 percent (C)
To find 1% you divide 4.50 by 100, which is 0.045.
Then you have to find what is added on.
4.86-4.50 is .36
Now you divide .36 by 0.045. An easier way to do this is 360 divided by 45. This equals 8.
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