Question

Carol is given a 10% pay decrease. Her new wage is £306 per week. What would be her weekly wage if, instead, she had received a 10% pay increase?

Answer 1

Answer:

New Wage after 10% increase =£374

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume  Carol's initial weekly wage be £ x

Now there is 10% decrease in weekly wage

10 %  of weekly wage = 10 % of x

                                    =  $\frac{10x}{100} = 0.1x$

New wage after 10% decrease =  initial weekly wage - 10% of x

                                                   =  $x- 0.1x = 0.9x$

It is given that new weekly wage is £ 306

so we equate £306 and 0.9x , so we have

$0.9x=306$

$x=\frac{306}{0.9}$ ( divide both sides by 0.9)

$x= 340$

So we got

Initial weekly wages = £ 340

Now Let us find weekly wage when there is 10% increase,

10% of initial weekly wage = $10% of 340$

                                            =$\frac{10}{100}$×$340$

                                            = $34$

New Wage after 10% increase = $340+34$

                                                  =£ 374

Answer 2

the answer would be 374.00

the original value before any increase or decrease is 340.00

so...

340.00 X 1.10 = 374.00