[macgeek2005]

This isn't for school or anything, i'm trying to calculate how much money I owe.

If $206.81 has $15.92 in tax, then how much tax would $168.84 have?

Thanks.

[Doofy]

Don't ask me - I can't do basic math.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Originally Posted by macgeek2005 

This isn't for school or anything, i'm trying to calculate how much money I owe.

If $206.81 has $15.92 in tax, then how much tax would $168.84 have?

Thanks.

That's a 7.7% tax. So $13.00.

[macgeek2005]

Originally Posted by Mrjinglesusa 

That's a 7.7% tax. So $13.00.

Thanks.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Originally Posted by macgeek2005 

Thanks.

No problem.

[imitchellg5]

Just find out how much $15.92 out of $206.81 equals by division. The answer is the percentage. Divide $15.92 by $206.81. This should help you out in the future. What math are you in?

[SVass]

Someone is assuming a constant tax rate of 7.7%. The first $100 could be tax free with 15.92 on the next 106.81. Then the answer would be 15.92/106.81 * 68.84 = $10.26.

Bertrand Russell would accuse anyone who claimed to actually know the "right" answer of being a teacher.
sam

[macforray]

Classic "cross multiplication" problem.

[Doofy]

From the way the question is worded, we also don't know whether the $206.81 is inclusive or exclusive of the $15.92 tax.

[macgeek2005]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

From the way the question is worded, we also don't know whether the $206.81 is inclusive or exclusive of the $15.92 tax.

It's exclusive. 206.81 + 15.92 = Total.

[analogika]

So you're trying to find out how much is 15.92 out of 206.81.

The simple way to learn and remember this is:

"Out of" means the same thing as "divided by". You can substitute the terms mathematically.
Vis: "7 out of ten prefer our product" is exactly the same thing as 7/10.

"Per" is just one more way of saying "divided by". So "per cent" ("per hundred") just means "divided by 100".

So 0.7 equals 70 per cent (per cent - "per hundred")

So: 15.92 out of 206.81 ( = 15.92 / 206.81 ) equals 0.07698, which is 7.698 hundredths, so 7.7 per cent.

168.84 * 0.077 (or 7.7 percent) = 13.00

[alligator]

It depends, is there an alternative minimum tax that applies?

[tboparis]

12.99711233
basically it's this equation:
15.92/206.81 = x/168.4

[SpaceMonkey]

The easiest way to do this sort of question is to think of the units as "katanas" and "headless torsos." So the 15.92 katanas are slicing and dicing 206.81 headless torsos, and the problem just sort of solves itself.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

The easiest way to do this sort of question is to think of the units as "katanas" and "headless torsos." So the 15.92 katanas are slicing and dicing 206.81 headless torsos, and the problem just sort of solves itself.

Your math is flawless.

[climber]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

The easiest way to do this sort of question is to think of the units as "katanas" and "headless torsos." So the 15.92 katanas are slicing and dicing 206.81 headless torsos, and the problem just sort of solves itself.

Priceless! I guess you owe nothing if the person you "owe" is the headless torso.

[Sherman Homan]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

The easiest way to do this sort of question is to think of the units as "katanas" and "headless torsos." So the 15.92 katanas are slicing and dicing 206.81 headless torsos, and the problem just sort of solves itself.

Grasshopper, your math-Fu is strong...

[Tiresias]

Use an on-line percentage converter, like this > Percentage Calculator

[lpkmckenna]

Originally Posted by Mrjinglesusa 

That's a 7.7% tax. So $13.00.

Never hear the "give a fish vs teach to fish" analogy?

[Kerrigan]

Dude, this is the lamest thread ever.

[imitchellg5]

This thread is useless without pics®.

[d4nth3m4n]

the plane takes off.

[Angus_D]

I thought people this dumb only existed in movies.

[analogika]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n 

the plane takes off.

Yes - THAT was the dumbest thread evar not started by Superchic[k](en)/Salty.