If your taxable income was $40,000 and you paid $3,000 in federal income tax, what was your average tax rate?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ATR = taxes paid/taxable income = $3,000/$40,000 = 7.5 percent

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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