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  • 21-12-2015
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The sales tax on a $350 computer is $22.75. What's the sale tax rate?

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  • 22-12-2015
if the tax rate is "x", then we can calculate it like this:

350*x=22.75

we calculate this by dividing both sides by 22.75:

x=[tex] \frac{22.75}{350} [/tex]

this means:

x=0.065

or to put it in percentage:
x=6.5%

that's the tax rate!
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