{"id":4476,"date":"2020-04-13T14:23:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/mathforlibscoreq\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4476"},"modified":"2020-04-13T14:23:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:23:38","slug":"solving-sales-tax-applications","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/mathforliberalartscorequisite\/chapter\/solving-sales-tax-applications\/","title":{"raw":"Solving Sales Tax Applications","rendered":"Solving Sales Tax Applications"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Calculate total purchase price given sales tax and price<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Calculate sales tax given tax rate and purchase price<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Calculate tax rate given sale price and amount of sales tax<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>Sales tax and commissions are applications of percent in our everyday lives. To solve these applications, we will follow the same strategy we used in the section on decimal operations. We show it again here for easy reference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3>Solve an application<\/h3>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168467114891\" class=\"stepwise\">\r\n \t<li>Identify what you are asked to find and choose a variable to represent it.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Translate the sentence into an equation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Solve the equation using good algebra techniques.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Check the answer in the problem and make sure it makes sense.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nRemember that whatever the application, once we write the sentence with the given information (Step 2), we can translate it to a percent equation and then solve it.\r\n\r\nDo you pay a tax when you shop in your city or state? In many parts of the United States, sales tax is added to the purchase price of an item. See the image below.\r\n\r\nThe sales tax is determined by computing a percent of the purchase price.\r\n\r\nTo find the sales tax multiply the purchase price by the sales tax rate. Remember to convert the sales tax rate from a percent to a decimal number. Once the sales tax is calculated, it is added to the purchase price. The result is the total cost\u2014this is what the customer pays.\r\n\r\nThe sales tax is calculated as a percent of the purchase price.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222012\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_001.png\" alt=\"The figure shows a restaurant check with sales tax\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3>Sales Tax<\/h3>\r\nThe sales tax is a percent of the purchase price.\r\n\r\n[latex]\\begin{array}{ccc}\\hfill \\text{Sales Tax}&amp; =&amp; \\text{Tax Rate}\\cdot \\text{Purchase Price}\\hfill \\\\ \\hfill \\text{Total Cost}&amp; =&amp; \\text{Purchase Price}+\\text{Sales Tax}\\hfill \\end{array}[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>example<\/h3>\r\nCathy bought a bicycle in Washington, where the sales tax rate was [latex]\\text{6.5%}[\/latex] of the purchase price. What was\r\n\r\n\u24d0 the sales tax and\r\n\u24d1 the total cost of a bicycle if the purchase price of the bicycle was [latex]\\text{\\$392}?[\/latex]\r\n\r\nSolution\r\n<table id=\"eip-id1168469684609\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"The figure shows the steps to solve part A. It shows seven steps. Identify what you are asked to find: What is the sales tax? Choose a variable to represent it: Let the variable t be equal to the sales tax. Write a sentence that gives the information to find it: The sales tax is 6.5% of the purchase price. Translate into an equation. Remember to change the percent to a decimal: The sales tax is represented by t. The word 'is' is represented with an equals sign. 6.5% is written as 0.065. The word \">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u24d0<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\r\n<td>What is the sales tax?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\r\n<td>Let [latex]t=[\/latex] sales tax.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\r\n<td>The sales tax is [latex]6.5\\text{%}[\/latex] of the purchase price.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Translate into an equation. (Remember to change the percent to a decimal).<\/td>\r\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222014\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_014_img-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\r\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222016\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_014_img-02.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Check: Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Yes, because the sales tax amount is less than [latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex] of the purchase price.<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\r\n<td>The sales tax is [latex]\\text{\\$25.48}[\/latex].<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"eip-id1168469712270\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\".\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u24d1<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\r\n<td>What is the total cost of the bicycle?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\r\n<td>Let [latex]c=[\/latex] total cost of bicycle.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\r\n<td>The total cost is the purchase price plus the sales tax.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Translate into an equation.<\/td>\r\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222018\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_05_014_img-01-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\r\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222020\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_05_014_img-01-02.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Check: Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Yes, because the total cost is a little more than the purchase price.<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\r\n<td>The total cost of the bicycle is [latex]\\text{\\$417.48}[\/latex].<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>try it<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question]146746[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIn the following video we show an example of how to calculate the sales tax on an item given the tax rate. Note that it does not include calculating the total cost of the item after tax.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/D7B5IzbRS-8\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>example<\/h3>\r\nEvelyn bought a new smartphone for [latex]\\text{\\$499}[\/latex] plus tax. She was surprised when she got the receipt and saw that the tax was [latex]\\text{\\$42.42}[\/latex]. What was the sales tax rate for this purchase?\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"715714\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"715714\"]\r\n\r\nSolution\r\n<table id=\"eip-id1168466580474\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"The figure shows the steps to solving the problem. It shows nine steps. Identify what you are asked to find: What is the sales tax rate? Choose a variable you represent it: Let the variable r be equal to the sales tax rate. Write a sentence that gives the information to find it: The sales tax rate is the percent of $499 that is $42.42 tax. Translate into an equation: The percent is represented with the variable r. The word 'of' is represented with a multiplication dot. The price, $499, is written as 499. The word 'is' is represented with an equals sign. The tax, $42.42. is written as 42.42. The equation is r \u00b7 499 = 42.42. Divide: 499 \u00b7 r divided by 499 = 42.42 divided by 499. Simplify: r = 0.085. Change or percent form: r = 8.5%. Write a complete sentence that answers the question: The sales tax rate is 8.5%. Check if this answer is reasonable: Yes, because 8.5% is close to 10%. 10% of $500 is $50, which is close to $42.42.\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\r\n<td>What is the sales tax rate?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\r\n<td>Let [latex]r=[\/latex] sales tax.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\r\n<td>What percent of the price is the sales tax?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Translate into an equation.<\/td>\r\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222022\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_015_img-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Divide.<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]\\Large\\frac{499r}{499}\\normalsize =\\Large\\frac{42.42}{499}[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]r=0.085[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Check. Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Yes, because [latex]8.5\\text{%}[\/latex] is close to [latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex].\r\n\r\n[latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex] of [latex]\\text{\\$500}[\/latex] is [latex]\\text{\\$50}[\/latex], which is close to [latex]\\text{\\$42.42}[\/latex].<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\r\n<td>The sales tax rate is [latex]8.5\\text{%}[\/latex].<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>TRY\u00a0IT<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question]146750[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nWatch this video to see another example of how to find the tax rate for an item given the price after tax, and the original price.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/7cb1lsfU5Rw","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculate total purchase price given sales tax and price<\/li>\n<li>Calculate sales tax given tax rate and purchase price<\/li>\n<li>Calculate tax rate given sale price and amount of sales tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sales tax and commissions are applications of percent in our everyday lives. To solve these applications, we will follow the same strategy we used in the section on decimal operations. We show it again here for easy reference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Solve an application<\/h3>\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168467114891\" class=\"stepwise\">\n<li>Identify what you are asked to find and choose a variable to represent it.<\/li>\n<li>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/li>\n<li>Translate the sentence into an equation.<\/li>\n<li>Solve the equation using good algebra techniques.<\/li>\n<li>Check the answer in the problem and make sure it makes sense.<\/li>\n<li>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>Remember that whatever the application, once we write the sentence with the given information (Step 2), we can translate it to a percent equation and then solve it.<\/p>\n<p>Do you pay a tax when you shop in your city or state? In many parts of the United States, sales tax is added to the purchase price of an item. See the image below.<\/p>\n<p>The sales tax is determined by computing a percent of the purchase price.<\/p>\n<p>To find the sales tax multiply the purchase price by the sales tax rate. Remember to convert the sales tax rate from a percent to a decimal number. Once the sales tax is calculated, it is added to the purchase price. The result is the total cost\u2014this is what the customer pays.<\/p>\n<p>The sales tax is calculated as a percent of the purchase price.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222012\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_001.png\" alt=\"The figure shows a restaurant check with sales tax\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Sales Tax<\/h3>\n<p>The sales tax is a percent of the purchase price.<\/p>\n<p>[latex]\\begin{array}{ccc}\\hfill \\text{Sales Tax}& =& \\text{Tax Rate}\\cdot \\text{Purchase Price}\\hfill \\\\ \\hfill \\text{Total Cost}& =& \\text{Purchase Price}+\\text{Sales Tax}\\hfill \\end{array}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>example<\/h3>\n<p>Cathy bought a bicycle in Washington, where the sales tax rate was [latex]\\text{6.5%}[\/latex] of the purchase price. What was<\/p>\n<p>\u24d0 the sales tax and<br \/>\n\u24d1 the total cost of a bicycle if the purchase price of the bicycle was [latex]\\text{\\$392}?[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Solution<\/p>\n<table id=\"eip-id1168469684609\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"The figure shows the steps to solve part A. It shows seven steps. Identify what you are asked to find: What is the sales tax? Choose a variable to represent it: Let the variable t be equal to the sales tax. Write a sentence that gives the information to find it: The sales tax is 6.5% of the purchase price. Translate into an equation. Remember to change the percent to a decimal: The sales tax is represented by t. The word 'is' is represented with an equals sign. 6.5% is written as 0.065. The word\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u24d0<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\n<td>What is the sales tax?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\n<td>Let [latex]t=[\/latex] sales tax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\n<td>The sales tax is [latex]6.5\\text{%}[\/latex] of the purchase price.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Translate into an equation. (Remember to change the percent to a decimal).<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222014\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_014_img-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222016\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_014_img-02.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Check: Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes, because the sales tax amount is less than [latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex] of the purchase price.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\n<td>The sales tax is [latex]\\text{\\$25.48}[\/latex].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"eip-id1168469712270\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\".\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u24d1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\n<td>What is the total cost of the bicycle?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\n<td>Let [latex]c=[\/latex] total cost of bicycle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\n<td>The total cost is the purchase price plus the sales tax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Translate into an equation.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222018\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_05_014_img-01-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222020\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_05_014_img-01-02.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Check: Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes, because the total cost is a little more than the purchase price.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\n<td>The total cost of the bicycle is [latex]\\text{\\$417.48}[\/latex].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>try it<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm146746\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=146746&theme=oea&iframe_resize_id=ohm146746&show_question_numbers\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the following video we show an example of how to calculate the sales tax on an item given the tax rate. Note that it does not include calculating the total cost of the item after tax.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Ex: Percent Application - Sales Tax Given Percent (Equation and Proportion)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7B5IzbRS-8?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>example<\/h3>\n<p>Evelyn bought a new smartphone for [latex]\\text{\\$499}[\/latex] plus tax. She was surprised when she got the receipt and saw that the tax was [latex]\\text{\\$42.42}[\/latex]. What was the sales tax rate for this purchase?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q715714\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q715714\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>Solution<\/p>\n<table id=\"eip-id1168466580474\" class=\"unnumbered unstyled\" summary=\"The figure shows the steps to solving the problem. It shows nine steps. Identify what you are asked to find: What is the sales tax rate? Choose a variable you represent it: Let the variable r be equal to the sales tax rate. Write a sentence that gives the information to find it: The sales tax rate is the percent of $499 that is $42.42 tax. Translate into an equation: The percent is represented with the variable r. The word 'of' is represented with a multiplication dot. The price, $499, is written as 499. The word 'is' is represented with an equals sign. The tax, $42.42. is written as 42.42. The equation is r \u00b7 499 = 42.42. Divide: 499 \u00b7 r divided by 499 = 42.42 divided by 499. Simplify: r = 0.085. Change or percent form: r = 8.5%. Write a complete sentence that answers the question: The sales tax rate is 8.5%. Check if this answer is reasonable: Yes, because 8.5% is close to 10%. 10% of $500 is $50, which is close to $42.42.\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Identify what you are asked to find.<\/td>\n<td>What is the sales tax rate?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Choose a variable to represent it.<\/td>\n<td>Let [latex]r=[\/latex] sales tax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a sentence that gives the information to find it.<\/td>\n<td>What percent of the price is the sales tax?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Translate into an equation.<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/277\/2017\/04\/24222022\/CNX_BMath_Figure_06_03_015_img-01.png\" alt=\".\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Divide.<\/td>\n<td>[latex]\\Large\\frac{499r}{499}\\normalsize =\\Large\\frac{42.42}{499}[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Simplify.<\/td>\n<td>[latex]r=0.085[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Check. Is this answer reasonable?<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yes, because [latex]8.5\\text{%}[\/latex] is close to [latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>[latex]10\\text{%}[\/latex] of [latex]\\text{\\$500}[\/latex] is [latex]\\text{\\$50}[\/latex], which is close to [latex]\\text{\\$42.42}[\/latex].<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Write a complete sentence that answers the question.<\/td>\n<td>The sales tax rate is [latex]8.5\\text{%}[\/latex].<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>TRY\u00a0IT<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm146750\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=146750&theme=oea&iframe_resize_id=ohm146750&show_question_numbers\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch this video to see another example of how to find the tax rate for an item given the price after tax, and the original price.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"Ex: Find the Sale Tax Percentage\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cb1lsfU5Rw?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-4476\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Question ID 146746, 146750. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: LumenLearning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Ex: Find the Sale Tax Percentage. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: James Sousa (Mathispower4u.com). <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7cb1lsfU5Rw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7cb1lsfU5Rw<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Ex: Percent Application - 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