SOLUTION: A woman paid $3,000 dollars in income tax last year. This was 15% of her total income. What was her total income?

SOLUTION: A woman paid $3,000 dollars in income tax last year. This was 15% of her total income. What was her total income?

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Question 379381: A woman paid $3,000 dollars in income tax last year. This was 15% of her total income. What was her total income?

Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = total income. then 0.15x = 3000, or x = 20,000, her total income last year.
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