Hymie Caddiddle is a truck driver who earns $56,000 a year driving cross-country. He is single with no dependents. He pays $2,430 in yearly state taxes. What is the state income tax rate for his state?

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wolfe8 · Answer

So rates are given in percentage. And recall that percentages are a fraction times 100. The fraction is what you want from the total amount. So here you want the taxed amount over the total yearly pay. Can you do it from here?

anonymous · Answer

I don't know how to do the problem. I don't get it.

wolfe8 · Answer

Well I just told you in concept what rates are. What do you understand from it?

anonymous · Answer

Nothing .. sorry, i'm horrible at math

wolfe8 · Answer

Well to put it bluntly it is 2430/56000 * 100%