LeMonte earns 239.60 each week. He lives in a state with a state ...

[Brittanyd9008]

LeMonte earns 239.60 each week. He lives in a state with a state income tax. If LeMonte had 9.59 taken out of his check for state tax last week, what is the state income tax rate to the nearest hundredth percent?

Question 2

Tracy works from home entering data into the computer. She is paid 2.75 for each page she enters. In the past two weeks she has entered the following number of pages: 135, 187, 110, 213, and 161. What are her gross earnings?

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Answer to Question 1

4;
Divide the part, 9.59, by the whole, 239.60, for the rate. Multiply by 100 for the percent.

Answer to Question 2

2,216.50;
806  2.75 = 2,216.50