If your salary is $42,500 and your federal income taxes are 10% of your salary, how much money will you owe this year in federal taxes? Assume you have no deductions.

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2000

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If your salary is $42,500 and your federal income taxes are 10% of your salary, how much money will you owe this year in federal taxes? Assume you have no deductions.

5000
 1000
 4250
 2000

Angle · Answer

This question is not how federal income taxes actually work, but the problem wants you to take 10% of 42500

crispyrat · Answer

or if ur confused its 42500*0.1 so you would get rid of one 0 which leaves you with?

theyadoreshayyy · Answer

.1

crispyrat · Answer

ok 0.1 and .1 are the same 
just answer the question ;-;

theyadoreshayyy · Answer

but would i do 42500 divided by 0.10?

theyadoreshayyy · Answer

or the other way around

Angle · Answer

close :) multiply

theyadoreshayyy · Answer

thank youuu <3