Respuesta :

If x is Rachael's contributions
400=16%x
2,500=x

Rachael contributed $2,500 to her 401k last year

Answer:

$2500.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be represent the amount contributed by Rachael's to her 401(k) plan.

We have been given that Rachael’s employer matches 16% of Rachel’s contribution to her 401(k) plan. Rachael's employer contributed $400 to the plan a year.

We need to find x such that 16% of x is $400.

[tex]\frac{16}{100}*x=\$400[/tex]

[tex]0.16*x=\$400[/tex]

[tex]\frac{0.16*x}{0.16}=\frac{\$400}{0.16}[/tex]

[tex]x=\$2500[/tex]

Therefore, Rachael contributed $2500 to the plan last year.