tax collection and percentages

[mathhelp4U]

 

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Breakup the income as:

100000 = 30000 + 30000 + 40000

 

[HallsofIvy]

$100,000 is certainly more than $60,000 income! He must pay 15% of the first $30,000 so what is 15% of $30,000? What is 28% of the next $30,000? $100,000 is how much more than $60,000? What is 31% of that? So how much tax does he pay, total? And what percent of $100,000 is that?