SOLUTION: In Alabama the state income tax paid is directly proportional to the gross monthly income. If a worker pays $83.01 on a gross monthly income of $1500, what would he pay of an incom

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Question 976624: In Alabama the state income tax paid is directly proportional to the gross monthly income. If a worker pays $83.01 on a gross monthly income of $1500, what would he pay of an income of $2000?
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In Alabama the state income tax paid is directly proportional to the gross monthly income. If a worker pays $83.01 on a gross monthly income of $1500, what would he pay of an income of $2000?
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Use a proportion::
t/2000 = 83.01/1500
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tax = (83.01/1500))*2000 = $110.68
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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