Question

Fifteen percent of an employee’s taxable income is collected each paycheck. Before taxes are removed from each paycheck, $350 of tax-exempt expenses is taken out. If the variable x represents the employee’s pay before tax-exempt expenses and taxes are removed, which expression represents the employee’s take-home pay after these deductions?

Answer 1

The answer is option C

Explanation:

Answer 2

0.85(x - 350)

Explanation:

Here "x" represents the pay before tax.

Take exempted amount = 350.

The taxable amount = x - 350.

The tax rate = 15% = 15/100 = 0.15

Take home pay after the tax deduction = Taxable amount - tax

= (x - 350) - 0.15(x - 350)

Now we have to simplify this.

= (x - 350)(1 - 0.15)

= (x - 350)(0.85)

The employee’s take-home pay after these deductions= $0.85(x - 350).

Thank you.