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

Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications · Example 2

Evelyn bought a new smartphone for $\$ \text{499} $pl u s t a x . S h e w a ss u r p r i se d w h e n s h e g o tt h er ece i pt an d s a w t ha tt h e t a x w a s$ $\text{42}.\text{42}.$ What was the sales tax rate for this purchase?

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