Question

Tatyana earns $825 per week, but a Social Security tax of 7.51% and a State

Disability Insurance of 1.2% are deducted from her earnings. Assuming no other
deductions, how many dollars does Tatyana take home each week?

Answer 1

$753.14

Explanation:

7.51% + 1.2% = 8.71%

8.71% off of $825 is $753.14

Answer 2

$753.1425 or $753.14

Explanation:

7.51% of $825 is $61.96 (You do this by taking the original of $825 and multiplying it by the decimal .0751 (which is the decimal form of 7.51%)

And 1.2% of $825 is $9.9 (Same formula from above, but multiply by .012)