Problem

22. Find the sales tax rate.
cross-country skis selling price: $\$ 95$ amount of sales tax: $\$ 4.75$

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Final Answer: The sales tax rate is \(\boxed{5\%}\)

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Step 1 :The sales tax rate can be calculated by dividing the amount of sales tax by the selling price of the item. In this case, the sales tax is $4.75 and the selling price is $95.

Step 2 :\(\text{selling_price} = 95\)

Step 3 :\(\text{sales_tax} = 4.75\)

Step 4 :\(\text{sales_tax_rate} = \frac{\text{sales_tax}}{\text{selling_price}} \times 100\)

Step 5 :Final Answer: The sales tax rate is \(\boxed{5\%}\)

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