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  • 06-02-2015
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Jordan bought a notebook for $5, 6 pencils for $1 each, and a binder for $9. The sales tax for the whole purchase was $2


What percent was the sales tax?

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sunnysunnchine sunnysunnchine
  • 06-02-2015

10%
If you add it all together  it's 20$ +2$ tax so you do this
100% divided by 20$ is equal to x% divided by 22$
100/20=5
5*22=110
110-100=10%

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