An item costs 450 before tax, and the sales tax is 9.

Find the sales tax rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

Respuesta :

Answer:

2%

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\boxed{sales\ tax\ rate=\frac{sales\ tax}{cost} \times 100\%}[/tex]

[tex]sales\ tax\ rate=\frac{9}{450} \times 100\%[/tex]

                       [tex]=2\%[/tex]