Question

The price of a silk scarf is $32. The sales tax is $1.92. What is the sales-tax rate?

Answer 1

The sales tax =1.92/32.00=0.06=6%

Answer 2

Answer:

sales-tax rate = 6%

Step-by-step explanation:

The price of a silk scarf is $32. The sales tax is $1.92

Let the sale tax rate be s%

Price of silk scarf = $32

Sale tax = s% of 32

Sale tax = $1.92

Thus,

s% of 32 = 1.92

First we change s% to decimal

$\dfrac{s}{100}\times 32=1.92$

$s=\dfrac{1.92\times 100}{32}$

$s=6\%$

Hence, The sales-tax rate is 6%