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2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 1

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The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #1 and 2004 AMC 10A #3, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

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

\mathrm{(A) \ } 0.0029 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 0.029 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 0.29 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 2.9 \qquad \mathrm{(E)...

Solution

20 dollars is the same as 2000 cents, and 1.45\% of 2000 is 0.0145\times2000=29 cents \Rightarrow\mathrm{(E)}.

See also

2004 AMC 12A (ProblemsResources)
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First question
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Problem 2
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2004 AMC 10A (ProblemsResources)
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Problem 2
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Problem 4
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