As an employee at shoes unlimited, you earn a weekly pay of $13.00 for each pair of shoes you sell plus a base pay of $45.00. Shoes unlimited must contribute 6.2% of your weekly pay as social security tax. If your pay is represented by the function f (x) and the social security contribution for shoes unlimited is represented by the function g (x), calculate (g o f) (15).

F $4.53

G $14.88

H $57.09

J $240.00

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Joselyn Patel

Mathematics

24 November, 19:54

As an employee at shoes unlimited, you earn a weekly pay of $13.00 for each pair of shoes you sell plus a base pay of $45.00. Shoes unlimited must contribute 6.2% of your weekly pay as social security tax. If your pay is represented by the function f (x) and the social security contribution for shoes unlimited is represented by the function g (x), calculate (g o f) (15).

F $4.53

G $14.88

H $57.09

J $240.00

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Naomi Wiggins · Answer 1

So you sell 15 pairs of shoes. 13 times 15=195. then you add your base pay of 45. You're up to $240. 6.2 % of $240 would be $38.71. But the answer is J