The employer pays
.
Find the take-home earnings from
of work, if
of pay is withheld for taxes :
of work earns
(or)
.
Withholding
is the same as finding
.
Use the percent equation to find
of
.
The base is
and percent is
.
Let
be represent the part.
(Percentage propotion)
(Substitute
and
)
(Cross product)
(Divide each side by
)
(Simplify )
Therefore, the take-home earnings from
of work, if
of pay is withheld for taxes is
.
The take-home earnings from
of work, if
of pay is withheld for taxes is
.