john and ingrid pay 30 % and 40 % tax annually, respectively. if john makes $ 56000 and ingrid makes $ 73000, what is their combined tax rate?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 32 %	B) 34.4 %	C) 35 %	D) 35.6 %	E) 36.4 %
<gadget id="calculator">30 / 100</gadget>
<output>3/10 = around 0.3</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(3/10) * 56_000</gadget>
<output>16_800</output>

<gadget id="calculator">40 / 100</gadget>
<output>2/5 = around 0.4</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(2/5) * 73_000</gadget>
<output>29_200</output>

<gadget id="calculator">16_800 + 29_200</gadget>
<output>46_000</output>

<gadget id="calculator">73_000 + 56_000</gadget>
<output>129_000</output>

<gadget id="calculator">46_000 / 129_000</gadget>
<output>46/129 = around 0.356589</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(46/129) * 100</gadget>
<output>4_600/129 = around 35.658915</output>

<result>D</result>
john and ingrid pay 30 % and 40 % tax annually, respectively. if john makes $ 56000 and ingrid makes $ 73000, what is their combined tax rate?
multiply(divide(add(multiply(divide(30, const_100), 56000), multiply(divide(40, const_100), 73000)), add(73000, 56000)), const_100)
"( 1 ) when 30 and 40 has equal weight or weight = 1 / 2 , the answer would be 35 . ( 2 ) when 40 has larger weight than 30 , the answer would be in between 35 and 40 . unfortunately , we have 2 answer choices d and e that fit that condition so we need to narrow down our range . ( 3 ) get 73000 / 129000 = 73 / 129 is a little above 1 / 2 . thus , our answer is just a little above 35 . answer : d"