Question

Vanessa works 32 hours per week at her job. Her boss offers her a full time job (40 Hours per week) and a 2 dollar per hour raise. She says "this is great now I'll make 200 more per week". What is Vanessa's hourly wage before the raise?

Answer 1

Answer:

$35.75 per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to calculate this, we first need to calculate how much she made with her current hourly wage. We do this by multiplying the hours she worked by her current hourly wage plus her raise.

32 hours * (40+2) = $1,344

Now we subtract $200, since this is how much more she is making with her raise, and then we divide that amount by the 32 hours she is working per week.

(1,344 - 200) / 32 = $35.75 per hour

Finally, we can see that Vanessa's hourly wage before the raise was $35.75 per hour