An item costs $470 before tax, and the sales tax is $42.30 . Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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adanielle180 adanielle180

22-11-2017
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An item costs $470 before tax, and the sales tax is $42.30 . Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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what is 4 over 9 minus 1 over 12 equal simplified?

cedarwood79 cedarwood79 · Answer 1 · 2017-11-22T01:09:36+01:00

cedarwood79 cedarwood79

22-11-2017

Hi there! To find the sales tax rate, all you have to do is divide the sales tax rate by the amount before tax. 42.3/470 is 0.09, but we need to turn that into a percent, so multiply 0.09 by 100 in order to get 9. The sales tax rate is 9%.

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stu125116 stu125116 · Answer 2 · 2021-02-17T23:19:09+01:00

stu125116 stu125116

17-02-2021

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Its 9% I just took the test:)

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