If an item costs $470 before taxes and taxes were $14.10 find the percentage

Question

$470 before taxes taxes are $14.10 what is the percentage

Answer 1

$14.10 is what pct of $470?? Can use proportion method: Pct/100 = is/of

x/100 = 14.10/470 and solve by cross-multiplying.

Or do 14.10/470 and convert decimal answer to a percent (x 100).

Answer 2

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