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8.1 Exercise 120

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Tax Rates For the tax year 2015, the amount of tax owed by a single person earning between $37,450 and $90,750, can be found by evaluating the formula 0.25x−4206.25,0.25 x - 4206.25 , where x is income. The average tax rate for this income can be found by evaluating the formula 0.25x−4206.25x.\frac{0.25 x - 4206.25}{x} . What would be the average tax rate for a single person earning $50,000?

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