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An item cost $500 before tax,and the sales tax is $45 ..find the sales tax rate write in percentage

An item cost 500 before taxand the sales tax is 45 find the sales tax rate write in percentage class=

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  • 11-02-2019

Answer:

9%

Step-by-step explanation:

An item cost $500 before tax,and the sales tax is $45.  Find the sales tax rate as a percentage.  

Represent this tax rate by r.  Then r = $45 / $500 = 0.09, which is equivalent to the percentage 9%.

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