Question

A man pays 20 percent of his total income in tax. his weekly tax is $100. what is his total weekly income?

Answer 1

The answer is: $500

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate this man's weekly income if we are given his tax rate and the tax amount he paid, we can use the following formula:

• weekly tax paid = weekly income x income tax rate

$100 = weekly income x 20%

$100 / 20% = weekly income

weekly income = $500