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20 September, 08:39

The sales tax for an item was $40.50 and it cost $450 before tax. Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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  1. 20 September, 08:53
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    9% tax

    Step-by-step explanation:To get the tax we first equalize $450 to 100% which is the original percentage bfore inclusion of tax. So we multiply $40.50 by 100% and divide it by $450 which gives us 9% tax
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