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  • 21-06-2021
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An item costs $386 before tax, and the sales tax is $15.20.
Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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Abu99
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  • 21-06-2021

Answer:

Sales tax rate = 3.94%

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]Sales \ tax \ rate = \frac{15.20}{386} \\\\Sales \ tax \ rate = \frac{38}{965} \\\\[/tex]

Sales tax rate = 0.039378... ⇒ 3.94%

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