Question

If a man pays 20 percent of his total income in tax, what fraction of his income does he keep?

a) 1/5
b) 2/5
c) 3/5
d) 4/5

Answer 1

After paying 20% of his income in taxes, the man keeps 4/5 of his income.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a man pays 20 percent of his total income in tax, he keeps the remaining 80 percent of his income because 100% - 20% = 80%. To express this as a fraction, we divide 80 by 100, which simplifies to 4/5. Therefore, the man keeps 4/5 of his income after paying taxes.