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You make $138.75 per week before any deductions! Your company takes 15% of your paycheck before they pay you. How much do youtake home (earn) each week (amount after taxes taken out)

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If the company takes away 15% it means you'll take home 85% of those $138.75.

Let's use a rule of three to calculate this percentage:

This way,


\begin{gathered} x=(138.75\cdot85)/(100) \\ \Rightarrow x=117.94 \end{gathered}

Therefore, you would take home $117.94 each week

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