Questions: Solve the following problem for portion, base, or rate: Scupper Grace earns a gross pay of 900 per week at Office Depot. Scupper's payroll deductions are 29%. What is Scupper's takehome pay?

Solve the following problem for portion, base, or rate: Scupper Grace earns a gross pay of 900 per week at Office Depot. Scupper's payroll deductions are 29%. What is Scupper's takehome pay?
Transcript text: Solve the following problem for portion, base, or rate: Scupper Grace earns a gross pay of $\$ 900$ per week at Office Depot. Scupper's payroll deductions are $29 \%$. What is Scupper's takehome pay?
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Solution Steps

To find Scupper's take-home pay, we need to calculate the amount deducted from his gross pay and then subtract that from the gross pay. The deduction is a percentage of the gross pay.

  1. Calculate the deduction amount by multiplying the gross pay by the deduction rate (29%).
  2. Subtract the deduction amount from the gross pay to get the take-home pay.
Step 1: Calculate the Deduction Amount

To find the deduction amount from Scupper's gross pay, we multiply the gross pay by the deduction rate. The gross pay is \(\$900\) and the deduction rate is \(29\%\) or \(0.29\).

\[ \text{Deduction Amount} = 900 \times 0.29 = 261 \]

Step 2: Calculate the Take-Home Pay

Subtract the deduction amount from the gross pay to determine Scupper's take-home pay.

\[ \text{Take-Home Pay} = 900 - 261 = 639 \]

Final Answer

Scupper's take-home pay is \(\boxed{639}\).

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