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Arianys went shopping for a new pair of pants. The listed price of the pair of pants was $25, but the price with tax came to $27.25. Find the percent sales tax. Answer: ________ %

Arianys went shopping for a new pair of pants. The listed price of the pair of pants was $25 \$ 25 , but the price with tax came to $27.25 \$ 27.25 . Find the percent sales tax.\newlineAnswer: ________% \%

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Q. Arianys went shopping for a new pair of pants. The listed price of the pair of pants was $25 \$ 25 , but the price with tax came to $27.25 \$ 27.25 . Find the percent sales tax.\newlineAnswer: ________% \%
  1. Calculate Sales Tax Percentage: Now that we know the amount of sales tax paid (2.25),weneedtofindoutwhatpercentagethisisoftheoriginalprice(2.25), we need to find out what percentage this is of the original price (2525.0000). To find the percentage, we use the formula: (Sales Tax Amount/Original Price)×100(\text{Sales Tax Amount} / \text{Original Price}) \times 100. Calculation: ($2.25/(\$2.25 / 2525.0000) \times 100100 = 99\%\) Math error check:

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