Question

Trong has 12% of each paycheck automatically deposited to his savings account. His last paycheck was $2165. How much money was deposited to Trong’s savings account?

Answer 1

$259.80 would be deposited into by his be account

Answer 2

$259.8 was deposited to Trong’s savings account .

Explanation:

Given :Trong has 12% of each paycheck automatically deposited to his savings account

His last paycheck was $2165.

To Find : How much money was deposited to Trong’s savings account?

Solution :

Amount of last paycheck = $2165

We are given that 12% of each paycheck automatically deposited to his savings account

So, Amount deposited to savings account =
`12\% * 2165`

Amount deposited to savings account =
`(12)/(100) * 2165`

Amount deposited to savings account =
`259.8`

Hence $259.8 was deposited to Trong’s savings account .