Question

Alex has 70% of her weekly paycheck automatically deposits into a savings account. This week, $35 is deposited. Alex wants to know the total amount of her paycheck this week.

Answer 1

$50

Explanation:

Only 70% of her paycheck will be deposited, so $35 of 70% of her paycheck. This means that 100% of her paycheck is $50.

Answer 2

Alex gets $50 per week.

Explanation:

Given : Alex has 70% of her weekly paycheck automatically deposits into a savings account. This week, $35 is deposited.

To find : Alex wants to know the total amount of her paycheck this week ?

Solution :

The total weekly paycheck is given by,

`\text{Total amount}=\frac{\text{Total deposit}}{\text{Percentage deposit}}`

Week's deposit = $35

Weekly paycheck to be deposited = 70%

`\text{Total amount}=(35)/(70\%)`

`\text{Total amount}=(35* 100)/(70)`

`\text{Total amount}=50`

Alex gets $50 per week.