At a dinner, the meal cost $22 and a sales tax of $1.87 was added to the bill. how much would the sales tax be on a $66 meal? what is the tax rate for meals in this city?

The sale tax in this scenario is 8.5%, Hence, the amount paid s sale tax will be $5.61

The percentage sale tax can be calculated thus :

Sale tax percentage = (1.87 ÷ 22) × 100%

Sale tax percentage = 8.5%

The sale tax on a meal cost of $66 can ba calculatesd thus :

Sale tax percentage × meal cost

8.5% × $66 = $5.61

Therefore, the sale tax on a meal which cost $66 will be $5.61

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$5.61; 8.5 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Tax = $1.87 per $22 meal

For a $66 meal,

Tax = 66 × 1.87/22

Tax = 3 × 1.87

Tax = $5.61

Tax rate = 1.87/22 × 100

Tax rate = 0.085 × 100

Tax rate = 8.5 %

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