Question

the sales tax is 48 on the the purchase of a dining room set for 1200 . find the sales tax rate

Answer 1

Given:

sales tax is 48 and puurchase cost is 1200.

Let x be the sales tax rate.

$48=1200\times\frac{x}{100}$$48=12\times x$$\frac{48}{12}=x$$x=4$

Therefore, the sales tax rate is 4%.