3 years ago

John bought an iPad for $480 and pain $31.20 in sales tax. What was the sales tax rate?

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1 answer:

tia_tia [17]3 years ago

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The sales tax rate was 6.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Price of iPad = $480

Sales tax on iPad = $31.20

Sales tax rate = $\frac{sales\ tax}{Price\ of\ iPad}*100$

$Sales\ tax\ rate=\frac{31.20}{480}*100\\Sales\ tax\ rate=\frac{3120}{480}\\Sales\ tax\ rate=6.5\%$

The sales tax rate was 6.5%

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