Felicia bought a jackhammer priced at $8.48. The total price, including sales tax, was $9.73. What was the sales tax percentage? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Price of jackhammer = $8.48
Total price = $9.73
Sales tax = $(9.73 - 8.48)
=$ 1.25
Sales tax % = 1.25/8.48 × 100
= 14.74 %