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2004 AMC 12A Problem 1

Problem 1 of 25EasierArithmetic

Alicia earns $20\$20 per hour, of which 1.45%1.45\% is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia’s wages are used to pay local taxes?

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Since $20\$20 is 20002000 cents, the tax is 0.0145×2000=29 0.0145 \times 2000 = 29 cents per hour. Thus, the correct answer is E.
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