Question

Carol Ryan is a pet groomer whoseyearly gross pay is $14,600. She does notclaim any allowances, and the state taxrate is 3.5%. How much does she pay instate taxes each month?

Answer 1

We have that the total gross pay is $14,600.

The state tax rate is 3.5%.

First, we need to find the 3.5% of $14,600:

$14600\cdot\frac{3.5}{100}=\frac{51100}{100}=511$

This is the total value of tax in a year. Then, to find how much she pays we need to divide this amount by 12 (number of months of the year). Then, we have:

$T=\frac{511}{12}\Rightarrow T=42.583333$

Therefore, she needs to pay $42.58 a month in state taxes.