Jorge received a 3.1% increase in his pay at work. If he now makes $18.00 per hour, how much was he making before his raise? (Round answer to the nearest cent (hundredths))

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Jorge received a 3.1% increase in his pay at work. If he now makes $18.00 per hour, how much was he making before his raise? (Round answer to the nearest cent (hundredths))

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18 times .031 is .558
18 dollars minus .558 cents is 17.442
Answer is he was maki 17.442 dollars before the increase

Quetzalcoatl answered Jul 30, 2022

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