Question

the sale tax for an item was $32.80 and it cost $410 before tax find the sales tax rate write the answer as a percentage

Answer 1

All we need to do is, divide the tax cost by the total cost of the item.

32.80 / 410 = 0.08

Multiply to find the percentage.

0.08 * 100% = 8%

Therefore, the tax rate is 8%.

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