If you are paid $1,750 biweekly and Social Security is 6.2% of your income, then determine the amount of your Social Security deduction in each pay period.

Convert 6.2% to a decimal: 0.062. Then multiply the biweekly pay by the rate: $1,750 × 0.062 = $108.50. The Social Security deduction each pay period is $108.50, choice a.

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