Question

George earned $3,200 for one month of work. He paid $640 in income tax for the month. What percent tax did he pay? (Ignore the percent sign when gridding your answer.

Answer 1

He paid $640 out of his total $3,200 for the month.

As a fraction it is (640/3200) which equals (1/5)

We want it as a percentage so we multiply the fraction by 100.

1/5×100=20%

20% is the final answer.