A state gets it money from a state lottery, a property tax, a sales tax of 5%, and an excise tax. This year it projects that it
will receive $24 million from the state lottery, $32 million from the property tax, and 14 million from the excise tax. If the state needs $100 million to cover it's expenses, how many dollars worth of taxable items must be purchased in the state this year for the state to break even? A. $600,000,000
Answer is 39.62%
84 is 39.62% of 212.
Let's find 39.62% of 212
212 x 39.62%
212 x 39.62/100
83.9944
Which is approximately equal to 84
So the answer is 39.62%