Percentages of wages and ratio

Question

Your wage is $12 p/h. And you worked 60 hours, taxes and other deductions from your pay total$216.

 What is the ratio of withholding to what you earned?

What % is being withheld? 

What is the ratio of total hours vs. The number of hours to pay 4 withholdings?

Answer 1

Assuming there is no overtime and all hours are paid at the stated rate of $12/hour

 

Total pay:  12(60) = $720

 

Withholding:Earnings = 216:720 = 3:10

 

Percentage withheld:  (216/720)(100) = 30%

 

216/12 = 18 hours to pay for the withholdings

Ratio of hours worked to withholdings... 60:18 = 10:3