Ms. Tweed earns $12 an hour. Deductions for taxes and insurance take 25 percent of her earnings. Which equation could be solved to find Ms. Tweed’s take-home pay, p, after 80 hours of work?
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80 * 12 * 0.75 = p
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To find Ms. Tweed's take-home pay after 80 hours of work, we need to calculate her earnings and then subtract the deductions for taxes and insurance.
First, let's calculate Ms. Tweed's earnings for 80 hours of work. Since Ms. Tweed earns $12 an hour, her earnings can be calculated by multiplying her hourly rate by the number of hours worked:
Earnings = Hourly Rate * Number of Hours Worked
Substituting the given values into the equation, we have:
Earnings = $12/hour * 80 hours
Next, we need to calculate the deductions for taxes and insurance. The deductions are 25 percent of her earnings. To find the amount of deductions, we can use the equation:
Deductions = Earnings * Deduction Rate
Substituting the values we found earlier, we have:
Deductions = (Earnings) * 25%
Now, we can calculate Ms. Tweed's take-home pay by subtracting the deductions from her earnings:
Take-home Pay = Earnings - Deductions
Substituting the values we found earlier, we have:
Take-home Pay = (Earnings) - (Deductions)
Therefore, the equation that can be solved to find Ms. Tweed's take-home pay, p, after 80 hours of work is:
p = (Earnings) - (Deductions)