OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.3 Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Try It 3 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Try It 3

Diego bought a new car for $\$ \text{26},\text{525}. $H e w a ss u r p r i se d t ha tt h e d e a l er t h e na dd e d$ $\text{2},\text{387}.\text{25}.$ What was the sales tax rate for this purchase?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §6.3 Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Try It 3

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