Supposed you are offered a job with Amazon upon graduation. Your starting salary will be $70,000 which will put you in the 22% federal income tax bracket. The total amount of income taxes you pay is $11,285.50. Your average tax rate is approximately ______.   25.0%   16.1%   21.3%   13.3%   11.5%

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  1. Supposed you are offered a job with Amazon upon graduation. Your starting salary will be $70,000 which will put you in the 22% federal income tax bracket. The total amount of income taxes you pay is $11,285.50. Your average tax rate is approximately ______.

     
    1. 25.0%

       
    2. 16.1%

       
    3. 21.3%

       
    4. 13.3%

       
    5. 11.5%

       
       
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