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An item costs $ 340 before tax, and the sales tax is $ 13.60 . what is the sales tax rate

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yeahExplanation:

User Johan Nilsson
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4%

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To find the sales tax rate you need to divide the tax amount by the item amount so in this case it is 13.60/340 with an answer of 0.04 meaning the tax rate is 4%. Hope this helps!

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