Mike works two part time jobs while going to college. he works 8 and half hours a week at the ice-cream store for $10.55 per hour and 7 hours a week at the movie theater for 13.85 per hour. work each of the following problems in decimal form. 1. how much does mike earn a week before taxes are taken out of his paycheck? 2. if 22 percent of mike’s paycheck is withheld for taxes, how much money is left for mike? 3. at which job does mike earn the most before taxes, how much more? 4. if mike spends $50 a week on entertainment, what percent of mike’s paycheck is left after he pays taxes? in decimal form.

Step-by-step explanation:

So 10.55$ for an hour at the ice-cream store, and he works 8 hours.

So 8 * 10.55$ because he earns 10.55$ eight times, since he works 8 hours;

then, you would get $84.40 for a week at the ice-cream store.

Now he earns 13.85$ per hour at the movie theater, for a total of 7 hours.

Again, 13.85$ * 7 since he earns 13.85$ 7 times (7 hours); he gets $96.95 for a week at the movie theater.

1. so we want to know how much does mike earn a week, which basically means how much money did he earn in total during the week working at two jobs?

so you just add what you calculated, you get $181.35 in total.

2. So we want to know how much he has left after 22 percent of the total amount of money that he earned is taken away, due to taxes.

So we want to know how much is 22 percent of the total, so $181.35 * 22% = $39.89

So now we know that $39.89 is 22 percent of the total amount ($181.35), and we know that it is taken away from us, so we subtract $39.89 from $181.35, and you would get $141.46.

So, $141.46 is the amount of money left for Mike after paying his taxes.

3. So we want to know which jobs pays him more before paying the taxes. According to the first question, he earns $84.40 a week at the ice cream store, and $96.95 a week at the movie theater. So, obviously the movie theater pays him more.

It has two questions in one, and the second question asks how much more does the higher paying job pays than the lower paying one. So they're asking what is the difference between the two prices?

So we need to subtract $96.95 (the higher paying one) - $84.40 (the lower paying one), and you would get $12.55.

So, the movie theater pays Mike $12.55 more dollars than the ice cream store.

4.

answer is:

1.75 pounds

y/x=18

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