Question

An item costs $440 before tax, and the sales tax is $35.20. Find the sales tax rate. Write it as a percentage.

Answer 1

The next model of a sports car will cost 3.9% more than the current model. The current model costs $38,000. How much will the price increase in dollars? What will be the price of the next model?

Answer 2

(a) What percent of 51 is 127.5?
b) 25.83 is 52.5% of what number?

Answer 3

To find the sales tax rate, we can divide the amount of sales tax by the cost before tax.

Sales tax rate = (sales tax / cost before tax) * 100%

Sales tax rate = (35.20 / 440) * 100%

Sales tax rate = 0.08 * 100%

Sales tax rate = 8%

Therefore, the sales tax rate is 8%.

Answer 4

To find the price increase in dollars, we can multiply the current price by the percentage increase.

Price increase in dollars = current price * percentage increase

Price increase in dollars = $38,000 * 3.9%

To find the price of the next model, we can add the price increase to the current price.

Price of next model = current price + price increase in dollars

Price of next model = $38,000 + (3.9% * $38,000)

To calculate this, we need to convert the percentage to decimal form: 3.9% = 0.039

Price increase in dollars = $38,000 * 0.039 = $1,482

Price of next model = $38,000 + $1,482 = $39,482

Therefore, the price increase in dollars is $1,482 and the price of the next model will be $39,482.

Answer 5

(a) To find what percent of 51 is 127.5, we can divide 127.5 by 51 and then multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

Percent = (127.5 / 51) * 100

Percent = 250

Therefore, 127.5 is 250% of 51.

(b) To find what number 25.83 is 52.5% of, we can divide 25.83 by 52.5% (or 0.525).

Number = 25.83 / 0.525

Number ≈ 49.2

Therefore, 25.83 is approximately 52.5% of 49.2.