Problema Solution

You are married and just determined that you paid

​$9 comma 3109,310

in federal income taxes. The solution to the equation

9 comma 310 equals 0.25 left parenthesis x minus 14 comma 600 right parenthesis plus 1 comma 4609,310=0.25(x−14,600)+1,460

represents the amount that you and your spouse earned. Determine how much you and your spouse earned.

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9,310=0.25(x−14,600)+1,460

0.25(x−14,600)+1,460 = 9,310

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x = $46,000

You and your spouse earned $46,000.