Question

Diona is o kindergarten teacher. Her annual solory is $51,605. Whot is her biweekly pay? (HINT: there are 52 weeks in a yeor, and if you are poid biweekly, you are paid every other week).

Answer 1

annual salary = $51,605

we have 52 weeks in a year

$\begin{gathered} 52\text{weeks}=51,605 \\ 2\text{weeks}=x \end{gathered}$

note: biweekly is equivalent to 2 weeks

now, let's cross multiply both sides and solve for x

$\begin{gathered} 52=51605 \\ 2=x \\ 52\times x=51605\times2 \\ 52x=103,210 \end{gathered}$

divide both sides by 52 to solve for x

$\begin{gathered} 52x=103210 \\ \frac{52x}{52}=\frac{103210}{52} \\ x=1984.808 \end{gathered}$

the approximate biweekly pay is $1984.81