country x taxes each of its citizens an amount equal to 15 percent of the first $ 40000 of income , plus 20 percent of all income in excess of $ 40000 . if a citizen of country x is taxed a total of $ 8000 , what is her income ?
equation is correct , so math must be a problem . 0.15 * 40,000 + 0.2 * ( x - 40,000 ) = 8,000 - - > 6,000 + 0.2 x - 8,000 = 8,000 - - > 0.2 x = 10,000 - - > x = 50,000 . answer : b .
add(divide(subtract(8000, multiply(divide(15, const_100), 40000)), divide(20, const_100)), 40000)