document.write( "Question 1025394: Julian earns $13.50 per hour. His company deducts 23% of his pay each week for taxes. Julian uses the expression 0.77 (13.50h) to compute his earning after taxes for the hour h he works. What will be his earning after taxes, if he works 40 hours? \n" ); document.write( "

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Julian knows how to calculate the answer.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%22100%25%22-%2223%25%22=%2277%25%22=77%2F100=0.77\"$
\n" ); document.write( "He correctly interpreted the word problem and wrote the algebra formula/equation.
\n" ); document.write( "Given the formula, and the hours worked during the pay period,
\n" ); document.write( "anyone who knows how to read algebra (and English),
\n" ); document.write( "and how to do the indicated calculations
\n" ); document.write( "can find Julian's after tax earnings.
\n" ); document.write( "Julian (and the problem) leave that menial task to lesser minds, ours. How insulting!
\n" ); document.write( "For $\"h=40\"$ (40 hours worked),
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.77%2813.50h%29=0.77%2A13.5%2A40=415.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "If he works $\"40\"$ hours, Julian's earnings after taxes will be $\"highlight%28%22%24+415.80%22%29\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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