Question

2. Neal's W-2 form showed that he earned $19,865 in wages of this, $496.63was withheld for local tax. what percent of his wages were withheld forlocal tax?а.b.C1%10%2.5%

Answer 1

To find the percent of the wages that were withheld for local tax, we can proceed as follows:

$p=\frac{496.63}{19865}\cdot100\Rightarrow p=0.025\cdot100\Rightarrow p=2.5$

Then, the answer to this question is 2.5%.