SOLUTION: A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.99. The tax on the purchase was $0.15.What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.

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Question 1195443: A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.99. The tax on the purchase was
$0.15.What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.
Found 3 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by greenestamps(13206)   (Show Source):
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That's 0.0517 to a few decimal places, or 5.17%

ANSWER: 5%

Answer by ikleyn(52864)   (Show Source):
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= 0.050167, or 5%, rounded to the nearest percent.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.99. The tax on the purchase was
$0.15. What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.
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If $2.99 was the price including the tax:
0.15/(2.99 - 0.15) = ~5.28%
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Either way, it's rounded to 5%.

SOLUTION: A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.99. The tax on the purchase was $0.15.What is the tax rate at the​ airport? Round to the nearest percent.

SOLUTION: A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.99. The tax on the purchase was $0.15.What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.