Question

Juan told Sylvia he got a $0.50 raise this week and his new hourly rate will be $10.25 an hour. Sylvia wants to know what Juan’s hourly rate was before his raise. Which equation and solution can be used to solve this problem? r minus 10.25 = 0.50: Add 10.25 to both sides. The answer is $10.75. r + 0.50 = 10.25: Subtract .50 from both sides. The answer is $9.75. r minus 0.50 = 10.25: Subtract .50 from both sides. The answer is $10.75 r + 10.25 = 0.50: Subtract .50 from both sides. The answer is $9.75.

Answer 1

$9.75

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

r + 0.50 = 10.25: Subtract .50 from both sides. The answer is $9.75.

This is because Juan got a $0.50 raise which means that his new rate will be $0.50 more than his original rate (r).