document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043632>Question 1043632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The state income tax where Alison lives is levied at the rate of k%  of the first $30.000 of annual income plus(k+4)%  of any amount above $30,000.  This year Alison's income was $65.000 and she paid $9,850 for the income tax.  What is the value of k? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "k=13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30,000*(k/100)+35,000((k+4)/100)=9850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300k+1400=9850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "650k=8450\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k=13\r<BR>\n" );
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