Question

Martin will earn $25 per hour at a new job. During training, he will earn $20 per hour. What percent of Martin's regular hourly rate will he earn during training?

Answer 1

He will earn 80% during training

Explanation:

Lets take $25 as 100%

And take $20 as x

Using equivalent ratios, the equation would look like: $25:100% = $20:x

Next, turn them into fractions: $25 = $20

100% x

Cross multiply to get:

(25)x = $20×100%

The next step:

25x = $20×100%

25 25

25 and 25 will cancel each other out leaving x, and 25 will divide 100% which will give you 4

Leaving it as:

x= 20×4%

x= 80%