Ask Question
20 April, 04:53

An MP3 player costs $40, and a sales tax of $2.40 is added to the cost. What is the sales tax rate? (answer in %)

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 20 April, 08:17
    0
    6%.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    2.40/40

    Answer:.06 = 6%

    Conversion of decimal placement to percentage:

    1% = 1/100 =.01

    For every percent, it goes up by. 01 decimals, or 1/100.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “An MP3 player costs $40, and a sales tax of $2.40 is added to the cost. What is the sales tax rate? (answer in %) ...” in 📙 Mathematics if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers