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  • 04-01-2018
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Percy paid 24.10 for a basketball. The price of the basketball was 22.99. What was the sales tax rate?

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Mistystar4881
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  • 15-01-2018
First we divide the price of the basketball by 100 to get 1% of the price: $0.2299 
Next we subtract the price of the basketball from the price after tax: $1.11 
Lastly, we divide 1.11 by the 1% of the price: Approximately 4.828%.
The tax rate is about 4.828%, hope this helps!
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