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OpenStudy (anonymous):

need help idk what the answer is !!! Jan bought a blazer for $39.90. The price of the blazer was $38. What sales-tax rate was she charged for this blazer? A) 0.05% B) 1.90% C) 5%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Price + (Price x Tax) = Final Price

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve for tax

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5% because $39.90 - $38.00 = $1.90 , if you multiply each answer with $38, you find that 5% aka 0.05 * 38 = 1.90

OpenStudy (firejay5):

A. 0.05% is the correct answer for this one!!! :DDDD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Firejay5 Wow. a 0.05% tax would be nice! Not the case here, though.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

that's what the answer is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I disagree.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

what is it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

$38 x 0.05% = $38 x 0.0005 = 19 cents

OpenStudy (anonymous):

$38 x 5% = $38 x 0.05 = $1.90

OpenStudy (firejay5):

yes it's 0.05

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right, but 0.05 is not 0.05%.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

okay and doesn't matter

OpenStudy (firejay5):

typo geez chill

OpenStudy (firejay5):

5% = 0.5 and 0.05% = 0.05%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure it does. Do you think on a test you could argue that A and C are the same? Of course not. They're different by 2 orders of magnitude.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

exactly

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