AMC10 2004 A

AMC10 2004 A · Q3

AMC10 2004 A · Q3. It mainly tests Percent.

Alicia earns $20 per hour, of which 1.45% is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia’s wages are used to pay local taxes?

Alicia每小时赚20美元，其中1.45%被扣除用于支付地方税。Alicia每小时的工资有多少美分用于支付地方税？

(A) 0.0029 0.0029

(B) 0.029 0.029

(D) 2.9 2.9

(E) 29 29

Answer

Correct choice: (E)

正确答案：（E）

Solution

Since \$20 is 2000 cents, she pays $(0.0145)(2000) = 29$ cents per hour in local taxes.

因为20美元是2000美分，她支付$(0.0145)(2000) = 29$美分每小时的地方税。

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