Two Pairs Of Jeans Cost $75 before tax. If the total paid for the two pairs of jeans with tax was $81, what is the percentage of

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tax paid? Show work please

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Elden [556K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-23T13:54:02+03:00

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Answer:

31%

Step-by-step explanation:

100- 75 = 25

25/81 = 0.308 = 31%

Bad White [126] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-23T15:17:37+03:00

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First, find what percentage of the total price the jeans are. Price of jeans divided by total cost paid

75/81=.9259 the jeans were 92.59% of the total cost; the rest is tax. So you subtract 92.59% from 100% (the total cost paid) and get 7.41% sales tax