1. Mr. Leonard took a job through an employment agency. The job pays $88K per year. He must pay a fee to the employment agency. The fee is 22% of his first four weeks’ pay. How much money must Mr. Leonard pay the agency, to the nearest cent?

K = 1,000

88K = 88 × 1,000 = annual salary Weekly salary = annual salary ÷ 52
Weekly salary = 88,000 ÷ 52 =

4 weeks salary = 4 × 1,692.31 =

22% of 4 weeks salary = 6,769.24 × 0.22 ≈

Mr. Leonard must pay the agency .

Question

1.	Mr. Leonard took a job through an employment agency. The job pays $88K per year. He must pay a fee to the employment agency. The fee is 22% of his first four weeks’ pay. How much money must Mr. Leonard pay the agency, to the nearest cent?

K = 1,000

88K = 88 × 1,000 =	annual salary Weekly salary = annual salary ÷ 52
Weekly salary = 88,000 ÷ 52 =  	

4 weeks salary = 4 × 1,692.31 =  	

22% of 4 weeks salary = 6,769.24 × 0.22 ≈  	

Mr. Leonard must pay the agency	.