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2. Neal's W-2 form showed that he earned $19,865 in wages of this, $496.63was withheld for local tax. what percent of his wages were withheld forlocal tax?а.b.C1%10%2.5%

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To find the percent of the wages that were withheld for local tax, we can proceed as follows:


p=(496.63)/(19865)\cdot100\Rightarrow p=0.025\cdot100\Rightarrow p=2.5

Then, the answer to this question is 2.5%.

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