Question

Alex was put on an improvement at work and they lowers his pay by 3% an hour before his decrease in pay he was making $14 an hour how much money is Alex making an hour afther his decrease in pay

Answer 1

Answer: Alex is making $ 13.58 after his decrease in pay.

Explanation:

Given: Hourly pay for Alex before decrease in pay = $14

His salary decreased by 3%.

New hourly pay = Previous hourly pay - 3% of ( Previous hourly pay )

= $(14-0.03 (14))

= $ (14(1-0.03))

= $ (14(0.97))

=$ 13.58

Hence, Alex is making $ 13.58 after his decrease in pay.