Juliana lives and works in Pennsylvania, which has a flat state income tax of 3.07%. If her annual salary is $41,995 and she gets paid once a month, how much is withheld from her gross income for state income tax each pay period?

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anonymous · Answer

Her monthly income is 41995/12 ~ 3500. 
Then 3.07% is remove for tax.
0.0307 * 3500 ~ $107 each month

anonymous · Answer

i got 1.004205607047

whpalmer4 · Answer

@chinagurl Does that answer you got seem at all reasonable?   

3.07% means $3.07 out of every $100 she is paid is withheld.  If she's making $42k, that's 420 times $100, so about 420*3 = $1260 (roughly) is taken out over the course of a year.  1/12 of that is $105.

whpalmer4 · Answer

I didn't do the math exactly, I'm just trying to illustrate a ballpark estimate...

anonymous · Answer

I knew it wasn't  reasonable lol I was sort of lost at my answer but thanks I rounded it off  to $107!

whpalmer4 · Answer

Glad to hear that you recognized the answer didn't make sense.  That's an important skill!