SOLUTION: Carrie bought a magazine for 4.99 and paid 0.29 is sales tax.What was the sales tax rate

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Question 694080: Carrie bought a magazine for 4.99 and paid 0.29 is sales tax.What was the sales tax rate
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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s= sales tax percent in decimal form
4.99s=.29
s=.29/4.99
s=.058116 times by 100%
5.8116% sales tax