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 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 .

See also

2004 AMC 12A (Problems)
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2004 AMC 10A (Problems)
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