Question

Mario bought a shirt priced at $ 24.99 and a pair of pants priced at $ 39.99. For these items, he paid a total of $ 69.53 , sales tax included. What was the sales tax rate?

Answer 1

24.99 + 39.99 = 64.98

69.53-64.98 = 4.55

4.55/69.53 = 0.0654 = 6.5% sales tax