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Austin paid $1185 in sales tax on her new car the car cost $15,800 before taxes what percent was the sales tax rate?

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Answer:7.5

Explanation:

$1185*100/15800

User Raudo
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1185/15800 will give you the percentage so the answer is 7.5%

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