2004 AMC 10A Problem 3

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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?

0.0029

0.029

0.29

2.9

29

Convert $

20

into cents before taking the percentage

Compute

1.45\%

2000

cents

Since $

20

equals

2000

cents, the local tax is

0.0145 \times 2000 = 29

cents per hour.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

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