Question

Anita paid a total of $57.50 for a blazer. The price of the blazer was $52.85. What was the sales tax rate?

Answer 1

Answer:

If Anita paid a total of $57.50 for a blazer and the original price was $52.85, the sales tax rate was 8.798%.  

527.50 - 52.85 /  52.85      =0.08798

=8.798%

 

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The Rate of tax = 8.79%

Given:

Anita paid a total of $57.50 for a blazer.

The price of the blazer was $52.85.

To find:

The sales tax rate

Solution:

Given total amount paid by Anita = $57.50

The price of the Blazer = $52.85

The tax paid by Anit = Total price - cost price

The Tax paid by Anita = $57.50 - $52.85 = 4.65

The formula for the rate of tax = (tax/cast price)100 = $\frac{4.65}{52.85} (100)$ = 8.79%

The Rate of tax = 8.79%

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