If Fancis pays 23% of each paycheck for payroll deductions, which function would properly describe her take-home pay, T, as a function of her gross pay, p?
A) T = 0.23 p
B) T = 23 p
C) T = (1 - 23) p
D) T = (1 - 0.23) p

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Francis pays 23% in deductions, so she takes home 77% of her gross pay. The function T = (1 - 0.23) p represents her take-home pay as 77% of her gross pay.

If Fancis Pays 23% of Each Paycheck for Payroll Deductions