SOLUTION: A jacket costs $60.00. The sales tax on the jacket amounts to $5.10. What is the sales-tax percentage rate?

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Question 799764: A jacket costs $60.00. The sales tax on the jacket amounts to $5.10. What is the sales-tax percentage rate?
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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5.1/60 * 100
0.085 * 100
8.5%