Homework Help: College Algebra

Posted by Nancy on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 6:16pm.

If 24% of your monthly pay is withheld for federal income taxes and another 6% is withheld for Social Security, state income tax, and other miscellaneous items, leaving you with $989.50 a month in take-home pay, then the amount you earned before the deductions were removed from your check is given by the equation

Solve this equation to find your gross income. Round the answer to the nearest dollar.

_______ per month

College Algebra - Ms. Sue, Monday, April 18, 2011 at 6:46pm
What is the equation?
College Algebra - nancy, Monday, April 18, 2011 at 10:25pm
G - 0.24 G - 0.06G =989.5

Sorry that is the equation
College Algebra - Nancy, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:20am
Plz help with the above equation

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