Question

Brendan earns 25% more than his regular hourly rate d when he works on holidays. Write an expression to represent the hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday

Answer 1

The expression that represents hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday is
`1.25d`.

Explanation:

Given:

Regular hourly rate = d

Percent extra Money earned on holidays = 25% more

We need to find expression represent the hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday.

Solution:

Extra money earned on holidays can be calculated by Percent extra Money earned on holidays multiplied by Regular hourly rate.

framing in equation form we get;

Extra money earned on holidays =
`(25)/(100)d=0.25d`

Now we will find hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday.

hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday can be calculated by sum of Regular hourly rate plus Extra money earned on holidays.

framing in equation form we get;

hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday =
`d+0.25d=d(1+0.25) =1.25d`

Hence The expression that represents hourly rate Brendan earns working on a holiday is
`1.25d`.