Question

Anita paid a total of $57.50 for a blazer. The price of the blazer was $52.85. What was the sales tax rate?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

the post-tax total is $57.50
the pre-tax total is $52.85.

which means the tax itself must be the difference between these two values (57.50 - 52.85). calculate the tax. then divide by the pre-tax total, and convert to a percentage by multiplying by 100%