Question

Find the Local Tax deducted: $456 biweekly, 2 1/2 % tax.

$11.40
$9.12
$114
$9.58

Answer 1

The right answer is A. 11.40$.

Answer 2

The rate at which tax is deducted is given as 2
`(1)/(2) .` % = 2.5% = 0.025.

The question is asking us to find the Local Tax deducted on $456 .

To calculate the tax deducted we find 0.025 of $456 biweekly .

Or 0.025 of 456= 11.40.

The tax deducted is $11.40

The first option $11.40 is the right answer.