Lmarti1965 Lmarti1965
  • 03-02-2020
  • Mathematics
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Jerome bought a shirt and paid $4.29 in tax. The shoes had a sticker price of $57.20. What percent sales tax did he pay?

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 03-02-2020

Answer:   7.5%

Explanation:

Divide the amount of tax paid over the sticker price.

4.29/57.20 = 0.075 which converts to 7.5% when you move the decimal point 2 spots to the right.

Alternatively, you can multiply 0.075 by 100 to get 7.5%

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