Question

A linguist had a gross income of 53,350 last year. If 17.9% of his income got withheld for federal income tax, how much of the linguist's pay got withheld for income tax last year?

Answer 1

53,350✖️.179=9,549.65

Answer 2

53,350 / 100
Because of 100%

You get 533.5

533.5 • 15.9
Because of 15.9%

You get
9549.65 = 15.9%