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Alex has 70% of her weekly paycheck automatically deposits into a savings account. This week, $35 is deposited. Alex wants to know the total amount of her paycheck this week.

Answer :

Answer:

$50

Step-by-step explanation:

Only 70% of her paycheck will be deposited, so $35 of 70% of her paycheck. This means that 100% of her paycheck is $50.

Answer:

Alex gets $50 per week.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Alex has 70% of her weekly paycheck automatically deposits into a savings account. This week, $35 is deposited.

To find : Alex wants to know the total amount of her paycheck this week ?

Solution :

The total weekly paycheck is given by,

[tex]\text{Total amount}=\frac{\text{Total deposit}}{\text{Percentage deposit}}[/tex]

Week's deposit = $35

Weekly paycheck to be deposited = 70%

[tex]\text{Total amount}=\frac{35}{70\%}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Total amount}=\frac{35\times 100}{70}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Total amount}=50[/tex]

Alex gets $50 per week.

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