The sales tax for an item was 39.60$ and it cost 440$ before tax. Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

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To find the sales tax rate, we can divide the amount of sales tax by the cost of the item before tax and then multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

The amount of sales tax is $39.60, and the cost of the item before tax is $440.

Sales tax rate = (Amount of sales tax / Cost of item before tax) * 100
Sales tax rate = ($39.60 / $440) * 100
Sales tax rate ≈ 0.09 * 100

Therefore, the sales tax rate is approximately 9%.