mary purchaseda mattress set for 800$ she paid 44$ in taxes what was the sales taxe rate

Does the $800 include the tax? If so >>

800 - 44 = 756

44/756 = 0.058 = 5.8%

756

To find the sales tax rate, you can use the following formula:

Sales Tax Rate = (Tax Amount / Total Purchase Amount) * 100%

In this case, Mary paid $44 in taxes and the total purchase amount was $800.

To calculate the sales tax rate, substitute the values into the formula:

Sales Tax Rate = (44 / 800) * 100%

Now, let's solve the equation:

Sales Tax Rate = (0.055) * 100%

Sales Tax Rate = 5.5%

Therefore, the sales tax rate for Mary's purchase is 5.5%.