Question

Marietta was given a raise of $0.25 per hour, which gave her a new wage of $13.00 per hour. Enter and solve and euation to determine Marietta's hourly wage, x, before the raise. Complete the explanation to show that your answer is reasonable. The equation is (blank) = 13.00 Marietta's hourly wage before the raise was $(blank). Marietta received a raise that was less than $1.00 per hour, so her new hourly wage should be less than $(blank)+ $1 = $13.75. Her new hourly wage of $13.00 is less than $13.75, so the answer is reasonable. Fill in the "(Blanks)"

Answer 1

The equation is ($13.00- $.25) =$13.00 Marietta's hourly wage before the raise was $($12.75). $13.00- $.25 = $12.75 Marietta received a raise that was less than $1.00 per hour, so her new hourly wage should be less than $($12.75)+ $1 = $13.75. Her new hourly wage of $13.00 is less than $13.75, so the answer is reasonable .25 per hour add to $12.75 = $13.00 per hour