Question

Your state tax rate is 3.2 percent on all gross earnings. How much is deducted from yourweekly paycheck for state income taxpayers ?

Answer 1

Percentages

If we want to calculate X percent of a number Y, we operate as follows:

X*Y/100

The tax rate in some state is 3.2%. It applies to all gross earnings.

Suppose your gross earnings are $4000

The tax deduction will be

3.2 ¨* 4000 / 100 = $128

The paycheck of your weekly salary is $425, thus the deduction is:

3.2 * 425 / 100 = $13.60