Question

The sales tax for an item was $6.80 and it cost $340 before tax. Find the sales tax rate. Write the answer as a percentage.

Answer 1

Answer: 1.788%

Explanation

Given

• Sales tax for an item: $6.80

,

• Total cost before tax: $340

Procedure

To find the sales tax rate we have to divide the sales tax against the total cost as follows:

$\frac{6.08}{340}=0.01788$

To convert it to percent we have to multiply times 100%:

$0.01788\times100\%=1.788\%$