If a video game cost $27.05 at the register and it was marked $24.99, how much was the sales tax. round to the nearest whole percent

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Teresa White

30 July, 10:27

If a video game cost $27.05 at the register and it was marked $24.99, how much was the sales tax. round to the nearest whole percent

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Halle Benton · Answer 1

In order to find the sales tax, we first need to see how much more 27.05 is than 24.99. We do this by subtracting 27.05-24.99 = 2.16.

Now, we need to find what percent of 24.99 2.16 is. We do this by dividing 2.16 by 24.99 then multiplying the result by 100.

(2.16/24.99) * 100 = 9, so there was a 9% sales tax.