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26-11-2018
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The sales tax on a $350 computer is $ 22.75. find the sales tax rate.

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26-11-2018

Set up an equation to solve for the tax rate, x:

[tex]350(x) = 22.75\\x = \frac{22.75}{350}\\x = 0.065\\x = 6.5%[/tex]

We can conclude that the tax rate on the computer was 6.5 percent.

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