Question

Madeline earns $17,500 annually. What is the gross amount of hersemimonthly paycheck?a. $2,916.67b. $1,458.33c. $729.17d. $673.08

Answer 1

Given:

Annual earnings = $17,500

Asked: What is the gross amount of her semimonthly paycheck?

Solution:

To find the answer, we need to divide first the annual earnings by 12 to get the monthly paycheck. After that, we will divide it by 2 because we are looking for the semimonthly paycheck.

`\begin{gathered} (17,500)/(12)=1,458.33 \\ (1,458.33)/(2)=729..17 \end{gathered}`

ANSWER: C. $729.17