A sheet metal worker earns $26.80 per hour after receiving a 4.5% raise. what was the sheet metal worker's hourly pay before rai

Question

3 years ago

8

se? Round your answer to the nearest cent

2 answers:

damaskus [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T08:06:32+03:00

5 0

Answer

$25.59

Step-by-step explanation:

subtract by percentage or you can also do:

100% - 4.5% = 95.5%

95.5% x $26.80 = $25.594

IF ROUNDED: $25.59

Lerok [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-04T10:21:59+03:00

Lerok [7]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

$25.65

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original hourly rate be r.

Then 1.045r + $26.80/hr.

Dividing both sides by 1.045, we get:

$26.80/hr

r = ------------------ = $25.65 This was the before-raise pay rate.

1.045