Question: Roseline earns Ksh.68,000 per month. she pays 181/2% of her salary as income tax. calculate how much she pays as income tax
1. **State the problem:** Roseline earns $68000$ per month and pays $18\frac{1}{2}\%$ of her salary as income tax. We need to find the amount she pays as income tax.
2. **Formula used:** Income tax amount = Salary $\times$ Tax rate
3. **Convert the percentage to a decimal:**
$$18\frac{1}{2}\% = 18.5\% = \frac{18.5}{100} = 0.185$$
4. **Calculate the income tax:**
$$\text{Income tax} = 68000 \times 0.185$$
5. **Perform the multiplication:**
$$68000 \times 0.185 = 12580$$
6. **Answer:** Roseline pays $12580$ as income tax each month.