The required sales tax rate percentage is 4%.
The sales tax for an item was $15.60 and it cost $390 before tax. To find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.
What is the percentage?
the percentage is defined as, the composition of something out of whole inbounds of 100.example 10% of 150 = 10 * 150/100
= 15
It shows that 10 percent of 150 is 15.
sales tax = $15.60
cost = $390
To get the sales tax percentage we have to find out the tax composition of tax to the cost. So,
Sale tax percent = sale tax/cost * 100
= 15.60/390 * 100
= 0.04 * 100
= 4 %
Thus, the required sales tax rate percentage is 4%.
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