Jasmine receives a paycheck every two weeks. This pay period, she earned $1250 and $275 in taxes were deducted. Set up the percentage proportion to find Jasmine's tax rate
Let x be Jasmine's tax rate.
We can set up the proportion:
275/1250 = x/100
Simplifying the left side of the equation:
275/1250 = 55/250
So the proportion becomes:
55/250 = x/100
We can simplify the right side further:
x = (55/250) * 100
Simplifying the right side:
x = 5500/250
Simplifying:
x = 22
Thus, Jasmine's tax rate is 22%.