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Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour, of which <math>1.45\%</math> is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wages are used to pay local taxes? | Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour, of which <math>1.45\%</math> is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wages are used to pay local taxes? | ||
| − | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } 0.0029 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 0.029 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 0.29 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 2.9 | + | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } 0.0029 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 0.029 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 0.29 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 2.9 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 29 </math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
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Problem
Alicia earns 20 dollars per hour, of which 
is deducted to pay local taxes. How many cents per hour of Alicia's wages are used to pay local taxes?
Solution
20 dollars is the same as 2000 cents, and of 2000 is 
cents 
.
