Chris earns an annual gross salary of $20,550. If she has $6,500
withheld annually for deductions, what percent of her salary is
withheld for deductions?
a. 31.63
b. 31.61
c. 3.2
d. 3.16
To find the percent of Chris's salary withheld for deductions, we need to divide the amount withheld by her gross salary and then multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage:
percent withheld = (amount withheld / gross salary) x 100
percent withheld = (6,500 / 20,550) x 100
percent withheld = 0.3162 x 100
percent withheld = 31.62
Therefore, the closest answer choice is (b) 31.61.
To find the percent of Chris' salary that is withheld for deductions, we need to divide the total amount withheld by her gross salary and then multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
The amount withheld for deductions is $6,500 and her gross salary is $20,550.
So, the percent of her salary withheld for deductions can be calculated as:
(6500 / 20550) * 100 = 31.61
Therefore, the correct answer is b. 31.61
To find the percentage of Chris' salary withheld for deductions, we need to calculate the ratio of the deductions to her gross salary and then convert it to a percentage.
Step 1: Calculate the ratio of deductions to the gross salary.
Deductions = $6,500
Gross Salary = $20,550
Ratio of deductions to gross salary = Deductions / Gross Salary
= $6,500 / $20,550
Step 2: Convert the ratio to a percentage.
Percentage = Ratio x 100
= ($6,500 / $20,550) x 100
Calculating this gives us:
Percentage = 0.3161 x 100
= 31.61
Therefore, the percentage of Chris' salary withheld for deductions is 31.61.
The correct answer is option b. 31.61.