$843.14
Explanations:% Social security = 6.2%
% Medicare = 1.45%
Note that:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Social Security = }\frac{\%\text{Social security}}{100}\times Gross\text{ Pay} \\ \text{Social Security = }\frac{6.2}{100}\times Gross\text{ Pay} \\ \text{Social Security = }0.062\text{ Gross Pay} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Medicare = }\frac{\%\text{medicare}}{100}\times Gross\text{ Pay} \\ \text{Medicare = }\frac{1.45}{100}\times Gross\text{ Pay} \\ \text{Medicare = }0.0145Gross\text{ Pay} \end{gathered}[/tex]The combined medicare and social security deduction is $64.50
That is:
Medicare + Social Security = 64.50
0.0145GrossPay + 0.062GrossPay = 64.50
0.0765GrossPay = 64.50
GrossPay = 64.50 / 0.0765
GrossPay = $843.14
