document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202381>Question 202381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If by mistake,I've ever forgotten, I will thank all responds to my post.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that $27.40 is withheld for federal income tax and $12.35 is withheld for Social Security,and your net pay is 134.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much less would the net pay be than the gross pay?  _____ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152602 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=152602\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Net Pay = Gross Pay minus whatever they take out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They took out:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$27.40 for Federal Income Tax<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$12.35 for Social Security.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that's all they took out, then your Gross Pay should be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$134.25 + 27.40 + $12.35 = $174.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Net Pay is ($174.00 - $134.25) = $39.75 less than your Gross Pay.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That should be the sum of ($27.40 + $12.35) = $39.75, which it is, assuming nothing else was taken out of your Gross Pay.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Gross Pay is $174.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your Net Pay is $134.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was taken out was $39.75 which represents $39.75/$174.00 = .228448276 * 100% = 22.8448276% of your Gross Pay.<BR>\n" );
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