Homework Help Forum: math (sales tax)

Posted by anonymous on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 10:02am.

Jill bought supplies at a hardware store that cost $41.75. If she paid sales tax of $1.67, what was the sales tax rate?: * 5.5% 5.0% 4.5% 4.0% Please explain, thanks.

• math (sales tax) - drwls, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 10:21am

  $41.75 is the price before tax. Convert 1.67/41.75 to percent

  
  

• math (sales tax) - SAUL, Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 1:53pm

  4.5

  
  

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