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  • 02-12-2019
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The sales tax is $49 on the purchase of a dining room set for $980. Find the sales tax rate

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  • 08-12-2019

The sales tax rate is 5%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Amount of sales tax = $49

Price of dining room set = $980

Sales tax rate = [tex]\frac{Amount\ of\ sales\ tax}{Price\ of\ dining\ room\ set}*100[/tex]

Sales taxa rate = [tex]\frac{49}{980}*100[/tex]

[tex]Sales\ tax\ rate=\frac{4900}{980}\\Sales\ tax\ rate=5\%[/tex]

The sales tax rate is 5%.

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