SOLUTION: Joe Starns earns an annual salary of $31,420; what are his biweekly gross earnings?

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Question 1127104: Joe Starns earns an annual salary of $31,420; what are his biweekly gross earnings?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Biweekly paychecks are dispensed 26 times throughout the year. This is because two out of 12 months last longer during the calendar year, which causes paychecks within those months to be issued three times.
if Joe Starns earns an annual salary of $31420, his biweekly gross earnings will be

$31420%2F26=1208.46