SOLUTION: Sheena bought a pair of shoes that was priced at 2,375 pesos and the total bill was 2,530 peso. What is the sales tax rate?

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Question 924457: Sheena bought a pair of shoes that was priced at 2,375 pesos and the total bill was 2,530 peso. What is the sales tax rate?
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let tax be % or
given price and total bill
you need to find % (or ) of , add it to the to get the total bill of
so,






% is the sales tax rate

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