A certain state uses the following progressive tax rate for calculating individual income tax:
Tax Bracket ($) Rate
3%
0 - 10,000
10,001 - 50,000
50,001 - 100,000
5%
5.5%
Calculate the state income tax owed on a $40,000
per year salary.
tax = $1?1

Astrid spent $36 on new shoes. this was $12 less than twice what she spent on a new skirt. part a: which equation would solve for how much she spent on the skirt? part b: solve the equation in the workspace provided below. how much did astrid spend on her skirt?