Rate of sales tax is [tex]8\%[/tex]
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.
Price of an ice cream cone excluding tax [tex]=\$3.25[/tex]
Price of an ice cream cone including tax [tex]=\$3.51[/tex]
So,
Amount of tax [tex]=[/tex] Price of an ice cream cone including tax [tex]-[/tex] Price of an ice cream cone excluding tax
[tex]=3.51-3.25[/tex]
[tex]=\$0.26[/tex]
Sales tax rate [tex]=\frac{0.26}{3.25}\times 100[/tex]
[tex]=8\%[/tex]
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