Kathy makes $66,000 per year, and she pays a net federal income tax rate of 18.85%. How much should Kathy expect to pay in taxes every year?
a.
$78,530
b.
$12,441
c.
$10,481
d.
$53,559

Question

Kathy makes $66,000 per year, and she pays a net federal income tax rate of 18.85%. How much should Kathy expect to pay in taxes every year?
a.
$78,530
b.
$12,441
c.
$10,481
d.
$53,559

jojo4eva · Answer

the answer is D

mathstudent55 · Answer

You need to find 18.85% of $66,000

In math, "of" usually means "times". Also, % means divide by 100, or move the decimal point to places left.

18.85% of $66,000
= 18.85% * $66,000
= 0.1885 * 66,000

mathstudent55 · Answer

@jojo4eva You answered the wrong question correctly. The question is how much she PAYS in taxes, not how much of the salary she KEEPS after paying taxes.

anonymous · Answer

sooo its not D? @mathstudent55

mathstudent55 · Answer

No. Just do the multiplication I showed above to find the correct answer.