Question

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 federal income tax last year?

Answer 1

In order to calculate how much of the linguist's pay got withheld for federal income tax last year, you need to do this:
53 350 * 0.179 = $9,549.65