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\nThe average value is given by multiplying each salary value by the frequency with which it occurs amongst the staff (in fraction form), and adding the resulting numbers together.
\nFor example, the salary £{commanumber(salary[0])} has a frequency of {per[0]}% which is $\\frac{\\var{per[0]}}{100} = \\var{per[0]/100}$. When we multiply these together we get \\[ £\\var{latex(commanumber(salary[0]))} \\times \\frac{\\var{per[0]}}{100} = \\var{salary[0]*per[0]/100}. \\]
\nFor this question we have 4 salary values and the weighted average is \\[\\begin{align} & \\frac{\\var{per[0]}}{100} \\times \\var{latex(commanumber(salary[0]))} + \\frac{\\var{per[1]}}{100} \\times \\var{latex(commanumber(salary[1]))} + \\frac{\\var{per[2]}}{100} \\times \\var{latex(commanumber(salary[2]))} + \\frac{\\var{per[3]}}{100} \\times \\var{latex(commanumber(salary[3]))} \\\\ &= £\\var{latex(commanumber(salary[0]*per[0]/100))} + £\\var{latex(commanumber(salary[1]*per[1]/100))} + £\\var{latex(commanumber(salary[2]*per[2]/100))} + £\\var{latex(commanumber(salary[3]*per[3]/100))} \\\\ &= £\\var{latex(commanumber(average))} \\end{align} \\]
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\nThere are $\\var{share[0]}+\\var{share[1]}+\\var{share[2]} = \\var{total}$ shares in all for the £{win}.
\nHence each share is worth $£\\var{win} \\div \\var{total} = £\\var{part}$.
\nSo {names[0]} gets {share[0]} {pluralise(share[0],'share','shares')} = $\\var{share[0]} \\times £\\var{part} = £\\var{winnings[0]}$, {names[1]} {share[1]} {pluralise(share[1],'share','shares')} = $\\var{share[1]} \\times £\\var{part} = £\\var{winnings[1]}$ and {names[2]} {share[2]} {pluralise(share[2],'share','shares')} = $\\var{share[2]} \\times £\\var{part} = £\\var{winnings[2]}$.
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| {names[1]} | \n£ [[1]] | \n
| {names[2]} | \n£ [[2]] | \n
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\nThis price is $\\frac{\\var{100+profit}}{100} \\times \\var{produce} = £\\var{sell}.$
\nWhen rounding this to the nearest penny, a decision has to be made whether the price is £{floor(sell*100)/100} or £{ceil(sell*100)/100}. Usually, if the next digit after the one being rounded is {if(fract(sell*100)<0.5,'less than 5 then we round down','greater than or equal to 5 then we round up')}, so we take the price to be £{dpformat(sell,2)}.
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\nThis leaves {names} with $£\\var{commanumber(salary)} - £\\var{commanumber(taxedincome)} = £\\var{commanumber(aftertax)}.$
\n{pension}% of this is for {his} pension contributions, i.e. $£\\var{commanumber(aftertax)} \\times \\frac{\\var{pension}}{100} = £\\var{commanumber(pensiondeduction)}.$
\nThe amount left is then $£\\var{commanumber(aftertax)} - £\\var{commanumber(pensiondeduction)} = £\\var{commanumber(precround(netincome,2))}.$
\nThe take home pay per month is hence $\\frac{\\var{netincome}}{12} = £\\var{commanumber(incomepermonth)}$, to the nearest penny.
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