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3 years ago

A pack of cinnamon-scented pencils sells for $8.00. What is the sales tax rate if the total cost of the pencils is $8.64?

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2 answers:

Mekhanik [1.2K]3 years ago

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$8.64 -$8.00= $0.64

$0.64/ $8.00* 100%= 8%

The sales tax rate is 8%~

vesna_86 [32]3 years ago

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Selling price of a pack of cinnamon scented pencils = $8
Cost of the pack of pencils along with tax = $8.64
Then
Amount of tax taken = (8.64 - 8.00) dollars
   = 0.64 dollars
Percentage of sales tax taken = (0.64/8.00) * 100
   = 64/8
   = 8 percent
So the rate of sales tax for the pack of cinnamon scented pencils is 8%. I hope the procedure is clear enough for you to understand. You can use this method for solving similar problems without requiring any help from outside.

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