$7 is the correct answer for *per hour*, as 9-2=7. Notice how it says how much did you earn last year, implying total earned. How many hours did you work last year?
You first divide both numbers by 4 to get one quarter which is the unit, and to get the rate, you divide 15 by 4 also. i got the unit rate is 3.75 points oer quarter.
When two variables are inversely proportional the relation between them can be written as:

Here, k is the constant of proportionality and is always equal to the product of the two variables. So using the given values of z and x, we can find k first.

The constant of proportionality for the given inverse proportion comes out to be 2. Using the value of k in the equation, we get:

We have to find the value of z when x=28. So replacing x by 28, we get:

Thus, rounding of to nearest thousand the value of z comes out to be 0.071 if x is equal to 28.