Question

Cindy’s weekly gross pay is $452.16. How much is taken out of her weekly paycheck for Social Security? (The Social Security tax is 6.2% of gross pay.)

$ 6.56
$ 28.03
$ 34.59

Answer 1

i think its $6.56 hope it helps

Answer 2

fractions: x/452.16 = 6.2/100
cross multiply: 100x = 452.16(6.2)
100x = 2803.392
divide ea. side by 100
x = 28.03392
round: $28.03