A linguist had a gross income of 53,350 last year. If 17.9% of his income got withheld for federal income tax, how much of the linguist's pay got withheld for income tax last year?

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A linguist had a gross income of 53,350 last year. If 17.9% of his income got withheld for federal income tax, how much of the linguist's pay got withheld for income tax last year?

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53,350 / 100
Because of 100%

You get 533.5

533.5 • 15.9
Because of 15.9%

You get
9549.65 = 15.9%

Gerdiner answered Dec 21, 2017

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53,350✖️.179=9,549.65

Rbarni answered Dec 26, 2017

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