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A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.79. The tax on the purchase was $0.16. What is the tax rate at the airport? Round to the nearest percent.

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Solution

For this case the total price represent 2.79

The tax on this case was 0.16

We can find the percent of the tax rate with the following operation:

[tex]\frac{0.16}{2.79}\cdot100=5.73[/tex]

And rounded to the nearest percent we got:

6%

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