Question

9)

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes,
How much is taken out for taxes?

Answer 1

The answer is 1,920 taken from taxes

Answer 2

Answer: $1920

Step-by-step explanation:

We can rephrase this question as "Ben's taxes are 15% of $12,800."

We know that the word "of" always means to multiply in word problems. But how do we multiply a percent by a number? Well, we can convert it to a decimal by dividing it by 100. This makes both of the units the same:

15 ÷ 100 = 0.15

So, 15% as a decimal is 0.15. Now, we can multiply the two values (12,800 and 0.15):

12,800 × 0.15 = 1920

Thus, we can conclude that Ben has to take $1920 out of his savings for taxes.