Question

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)

Answer 1

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,

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{138.75\cdot85}{100} \\ \Rightarrow x=117.94 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, you would take home $117.94 each week