Question

Ryan buys landscape supplies that total $179.92 before tax. The sales tax amount is $14.39. What percent sales tax did Ryan pay?

A. 7.75%

B .14%

C. 8%

D. 8.7%

Answer 1

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Answer:

  C.  8%

Step-by-step explanation:

The tax rate is the ratio of tax to the before-tax sale amount:

  tax rate = $14.39/$179.92 ≈ 0.07998 ≈ 8.00% . . . matches C