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A man purchased a magazine at the airport for $2.39. The tax on the purchase was $0.17. What is the tax rate at the airport? Raund to the nearest percentThe tax rate is ? Round to the nearest percent as needed.

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In order to find the percent corresponding to the tax rate, we divide the tax over the cost of the magazine and multiply it by 100

[tex]\frac{0.17}{2..39}\cdot100=7.11\text{\%}\approx7\text{\%}[/tex]

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