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Justin had the following deductions withheld from his weekly paycheck: $230.00 for federal income tax, $87.98 for FICA, $57.50 for state income tax, and $70.25 for healthinsurance. What percentage rate did all these deductions represent of his weekly gross pay of $1,150?36.9%37.5%38.8%39.4%None of these choices are correct.

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x =38.8%

1) Gathering the data

Weekly Gross Earning: $1,150

Federal Income Tax: -$230

FICA: -$87.98

State Income Tax: - $57.50

Health Insurance: -$ 70.25

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$704.27

2) Let's sum all deductions 445.73 and then write a proportion for that

1150 --------------------- 100%

445.73 ----------------- x

1150x = 445.73*100 Cross multiplying

1150x= 44573 Divide both sides by 1150

x =38.76 Rounding off to the nearest tenth

x =38.8% And that's the answer

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