Question

Social Security is 6.2% of your total income. Suppose that your weekly pay is $850. For any given month, what is your total contribution to Social Security?

Answer 1

850*4=
3,400*0.062=
$210.80

Answer 2

For any month the total contribution to Social Security is $ 210.80

Explanation:

Given : weekly pay is $850 and Social Security is 6.2% of your total income.

We have to find for any month your total contribution to Social Security.

Since, Weekly pay is $ 850

and we know 1 month has 4 week.

So monthly payment is $ 850 × 4 = $ 3400

Hence, Social Security paid is 6.2% of your total income

that is for the month Social Security paid is 6.2% of $ 3400

That is
`(6.2)/(100) * 3400=210.8`

Thus, For any month your total contribution to Social Security is $ 210.80