Last month, Belinda worked 160 hours at a rate of $10.00 per hour. If her employer retains 9% of her gross salary, is $1,500 a reasonable estimate of her net salary?

We have been given that last month, Belinda worked 160 hours at a rate of $10.00 per hour.

Let us find amount earned by Belinda last month as:

We are also told that Belinda's employer retains 9% of her gross salary. This means that Belinda's net income will be 91% of $1600. .

Upon rounding $1456 to nearest hundred, we will get:

Therefore, $1500 is a reasonable estimate of her net salary.

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