IXL | Income and payroll taxes: word problems

During her last pay period, Monica paid a total of $416 in payroll taxes. She paid $248 in federal income tax. How much did she pay in other payroll taxes?

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Each month, Jayla's total payroll taxes are $1,294, and her pay after taxes is $3,401. What are Jayla's monthly earnings?

key idea

Taxes are money that is paid to a local, state, or federal government.

Payroll tax includes federal income tax, state income tax, and some other taxes. Payroll tax is withheld, or taken, from an employee's earnings. The employer sends this tax money to the government.

The amount of money left for the employee is called pay after

taxes.

solution

When Jayla's payroll taxes are taken from her earnings, what's left is her pay after taxes.

?	−	$1,294	=	$3,401

earnings		payroll taxes		pay after taxes

So, to find Jayla's earnings, add her total payroll taxes to her pay after taxes.

3,401

1,294

4,695

Jayla's earnings are $4,695.

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