Question

A sheet metal worker earns $26.80 per hour after receiving a 4.5% raise. what was the sheet metal worker's hourly pay before raise? Round your answer to the nearest cent

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Answer 1

$25.59

Explanation:

subtract by percentage or you can also do:

100% - 4.5% = 95.5%

95.5% x $26.80 = $25.594

IF ROUNDED: $25.59

Answer 2

$25.65

Explanation:

Let the original hourly rate be r.

Then 1.045r + $26.80/hr.

Dividing both sides by 1.045, we get:

$26.80/hr

r = ------------------ = $25.65 This was the before-raise pay rate.

1.045