The sales tax on a surfboard is $12. What is the percent of sales tax?

(the sale is 240 dollars)

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Israel Huff

Mathematics

24 January, 00:35

The sales tax on a surfboard is $12. What is the percent of sales tax?

(the sale is 240 dollars)

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Johnny Wilkerson · Answer 1

If the purchase was 240, and the tax was 12, the 12/240=.05 or 5%

If the total purchase was 240, the subtract 12 from 240, and 12 / 228=.0526 or 5.26%

Emery Hancock · Answer 2

240 X. 1 = 24; 24/2 = 12;.1/2 = 0.05;.05 X 100 = 5%

The sales tax on a surfboard is $12. What is the percent of sales tax?(the sale is 240 dollars)

The sales tax on a surfboard is $12. What is the percent of sales tax?

(the sale is 240 dollars)