Question

After taxes, Alexandra's take home pay is 7 10 of her salary before taxes. Enter and solve an equation to find Alexandra's salary before taxes for the pay period that resulted in $378 of take-home pay. Let s represent your variable.

Answer 1

Answer:

$540

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s be Alexandria's salary before taxes.

Let t be her take-home after taxes = $378

The question says her take-home is 7/10 of her salary before taxes

So to calculate what her salary was before taxes:

s x (7/10) = $378

We divide both sides by 7/10

S = 378 ÷ 7/10

S = 378x10/7

S = 3780/7

S = 540

Therefore from the calculations above, her salary before taxes was $540