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Math
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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
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Probability and conditional probability
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Hard
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Modded SAT Question Bank by Abdullah Mallik

The table below shows the distribution of US states according to whether they have a state-level sales tax and a state-level income tax.

2013 State-Level Taxes
  State sales tax No state sales tax
State income tax 39 4
No state income tax 6 1

 

To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of states with a state-level sales tax do not have a state-level income tax?

  1. 6.0%

  2. 12.0%

  3. 13.3%

  4. 14.0%

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Correct Answer: C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. The sum of the number of states with a state-level sales tax is 39 plus 6, equals 45. Of these states, 6 don’t have a state-level income tax. Therefore, 6 over 45, equals 0 point 1 3 3 3 dot dot dot, or about 13.3%, of states with a state-level sales tax don’t have a state-level income tax.


Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of states that have a state-level sales tax and no state-level income tax. Choice B is incorrect. This is the percent of states that have a state-level sales tax and no state-level income tax. Choice D is incorrect. This is the percent of states that have no state-level income tax.

 

Question Difficulty: Hard
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