If $0.10 is withheld from every $100 an office employee earns and $0.20 from a laborer, what is the total tax withheld from an office staff earning $68,459 and laborers earning $98,567?

To determine the total tax withheld from both the office employee and the laborers, we need to calculate the withholding amounts separately and then sum them up.

For the office employee, who earns $68,459, the withholding rate is $0.10 for every $100 earned. To find the total withholding for the office employee, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate how many $100 increments are in $68,459 by dividing by 100:

( 68,459 ÷ 100 = 684.59 )

Since we only count complete $100 increments, we consider 684 increments.

2. Multiply this number by the withholding amount per increment:

( 684 × 0.10 = 68.40 )

Next, for the laborers who earn $98,567, the rate is $0.20 for every $100:

1. Calculate how many $100 increments are in $98,567:

( 98,567 ÷ 100 = 985.67 )

Again, we count 985 complete increments.

2. Multiply by the withholding amount for laborers:

( 985 × 0.20 = 197.00 )

Now, combine