Michelle Raymond was paid 162 for a weeks work at her part t

Michelle Raymond was paid $162 for a week\'s work at her part time job after 10% deductions for taxes. How much did she earn before the deductions were made?

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The equation to solve is Net Pay = Total pay – Deductions.

Also consider that Deductions = Deduction % times Total Pay.

Rewrite the equation as Net Pay = Total pay – (Deduction % of Total Pay).

Substitute and solve 162 = y – (10% of y)

                                      162 = y – 0.1y.

                                      162=0.9y

                               y=180