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3 September, 22:56

Shelton earns and hourly wage at a grocery store. The following expression represents Shelton's take home pay after taxes, social security, and his health care plan deducted. Let x represent the number of hours Shelton worked.

10.25x -.21 (10.25x)

What percentage is deducted from Shelton's pay for taxes, social security, and health care plan?

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  1. 4 September, 02:54
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    If x represents the number of hours Shelton worked, then the expression 10.25x shows how much Shelton is paid for these x hours ($10.25 for an hour).

    After taxes, social security, and his health care plan were deducted he earned

    10.25x - 0.21 (10.25x).

    This means that taxes, social security, and his health care plan form 21% (0.21 as decimal) from 10.25x.

    Answer: 21%
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