Question

Marietta was given a raise of $0.50 per hour, which gave her a new wage of $18.75 per

hour. Enter and solve an equation to determine Marietta's hourly wage, x, before the raise.
Complete the explanation to show that your answer is reasonable.
The equation is
= 18.75.
Marietta's hourly wage before the raise was $
Marietta received a raise that was less than $1.00 per hour, so her new hourly wage should
be less than $ (select) + $1 = $19.25. Her new hourly wage of $18.75 is less than $19.25,
so the answer is reasonable.

Answer 1

11.50

Explanation:

The new wage is equal to the old wage plus her raise, so:

x + 0.75 = 12.25

or

x= 12.25-0.75

Meaning x is her original wage, being $11.50

(This is my first answer so let me know if I did anything wrong)