hongjoong25 hongjoong25

13-11-2019
Mathematics

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Gross Pay: 28.75
Federal Tax: 15%
If the gross pay is 28.75, would I multiply the 15 to 28.75 to find the total amount?

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ghostslayer989 ghostslayer989

13-11-2019

Answer:

No, you would multiply by 1.15

Step-by-step explanation:

A percentage goes by 'Hundreths' or .01

So 15% would be .15

We don't want to lose money along the way so we add a 1 it so it goes up for the total, like this:

28.75 * 1.15 = 33.1

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