Question

10.) If a new shirt costs $34.99 and the sales tax is $2.10, the sales tax rate is
A. 2 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 6 percent
D. 8 percent

Answer 1

The correct answer is C, you multiply 34.99 by 6 and get 2.09 which round to 2.10.

Answer 2

The percentage of the sale tax is 6%

Data;

• cost of shirt = 34.99
• sale tax = $2.10

Percentage of Sale Tax

Sale tax is the percentage of tax the government impose on good and service on it's citizens. The government generate revenue through this means it governs and provides services to the people in form of projects.

To find the percentage of sale tax, we have to find the ratio between the sale tax to the cost of the item and multiplied by 100.

$\frac{2.10}{34.99}*100 = 6.0%$

The percentage of the sale tax is 6%

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