You earn $245 in gross pay a week and 2/5 of your check is taken out for taxes and deductions. How much of your check is taken out for taxes and deductions?

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akashdeepdeb · Answer

You earn $245.
Now let us try to understand it:

If you earn that much and 2/5ths of that is taken away, it means from every 5 in 245. 2 are taken away for taxes....

To understand it, I am going to show you one way.

How many fives are there in 245? [245/5 = 49 fives are there]

And thus FROM the 49 fives, 49 two's are taken away for taxes etc.

49 two's = 98$

That means 98$ from 245$ is taken away for taxes etc....

Did you understand this way? :D

anonymous · Answer

yes you're very helpful thank u

anonymous · Answer

Good explanation! Could also be by using fraction multiplication:
$$\frac{ 245 }{ 1 }*\frac{ 2 }{ 5 } = \frac{490}{5} = 98$$

anonymous · Answer

... or rewrite the fraction 2/5 as a decimal number, since 2/5 = 0.4 = 40 %. 40 % of 245 is 245*0.4 = 98 :)

akashdeepdeb · Answer

:)