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  • 07-05-2020
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A new laptop computer costs $800. The sales tax on the computer is $48. What is the PERCENT of the sales tax?

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harini12
harini12 harini12
  • 07-05-2020

Answer:

6% sales tax

Step-by-step explanation:

48 / 800 = x / 100

What did you do to turn 800 into 100? Divide by 8.

Since we divided the denominator by 8, we also divide the numerator by 8.

48 / 8 = 6

6% sales tax

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