When calculating his income tax an accountant realized that his federal tax was 40% of his income after his provincial tax was paid, and that his provincial tax was 25% of his income after his federal tax was paid. If the accountant's income before taxes amounted to $180000, how much federal tax did he pay?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I bet yall are in SMS

oobleck · Answer

income: x federal tax: f provincial tax: p f = .40(x-p) p = .25(x-f) so, f = .40(x - .25(x-f)) so, solving that for f, you get f = 1/3 x = 60000

jeff · Answer

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Joe · Answer

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