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Term 1 · Weeks 1–2 · Earning Money and Percentages

Basic problem

Basic

A public school teacher's annual salary is ₱288,000. What is the monthly salary?

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Answer: 24000 ₱

  1. Monthly salary = annual salary ÷ 12.
  2. 288,000÷12=24,000288{,}000 \div 12 = 24{,}000, so the monthly salary is ₱24,000.

Common errors to watch for

  • Dividing by 10 or 52 gives a figure for the wrong time period.

Budget of Work competencies

  • gm11.t1.w1.c1
    Calculate weekly or monthly wages from an annual salary, wages from an hourly rate, including situations involving overtime and other allowances, and earnings based on commission or piecework.

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