Question

How to you figure out tax rate? for example, 52.25 what an 8% sales tax

Answer 1

Answer:

multiply the price by the decimal version of said percent tax

Step-by-step explanation:

52.25 * .08

to make the percent into a decimal, change the percent symbol into a decimal and move it to the left two spaces.

Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

52.25 x 0.08 = 4.18
So the tax is $4.18, and the total cost is $56.43