A store manager instructs some new trainees that a leather chair priced at 200$ winds up costing A customer $218 once the sales tax is included. what is the sales tax percentage?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given :
Cost of leather chair = $200
Cost of leather chair including sales tax = $218
Sales tax = $(218 - 200)
Sales tax = $18
Sales tax (%) = 18/200 × 100%
Sales tax (%) = 9%
Thus, Sales tax % on leather chair is 9%