SOLUTION: After 21% had been deducted for taxes, Formica's pay was $82.95. How much was Formica's pay before taxes were deducted?

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Question 1201213: After 21% had been deducted for taxes, Formica's pay was $82.95. How much was Formica's pay before taxes were deducted?
Found 3 solutions by mananth, greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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After 21% had been deducted for taxes, Formica's pay was $82.95. How much was Formica's pay before taxes were deducted?
121 100
x 82.95
x= 82.95*121 /100

Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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NO, NO, NO!!!

The response from the other tutor shows an incorrect solution method. The final pay was not 100/121 of the base pay; it was 79/100 of the base pay.

The final pay of $82.95 was 100%-21% = 79% of the base pay:

82.95=0.79x

x=82.95%2F0.79=105

ANSWER: The pay before taxes was $105

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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p, the pay, no tax removed yet

21% removed as tax
p-0.21p

p-0.21p=82.95, the amount of pay AFTER the tax taken off


SOLVE
p%281-0.21%29=82.95
p=82.95%2F0.79
p=105