A game for $40 and the sales tax is two dollars what percent of the game price are you paying sales tax

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Mikayla Lawson

10 January, 18:30

A game for $40 and the sales tax is two dollars what percent of the game price are you paying sales tax

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Conrad Camacho · Answer 1

Answer: 5%

Step-by-step explanation: In order to calculate the sales tax rate you divide the amount of the sales tax by the purchase price.

$2/40 =.05 = 5%

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