SOLUTION: If a supervisor earns 1.5 times what the average employee earns, what is the hourly wage of an employee if the supervisor earns $12.70 an hour?

SOLUTION: If a supervisor earns 1.5 times what the average employee earns, what is the hourly wage of an employee if the supervisor earns $12.70 an hour?

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Question 1081370: If a supervisor earns 1.5 times what the average employee earns, what is the
hourly wage of an employee if the supervisor earns $12.70 an hour?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
employee makes x per hour
1.5x=12.70
x=12.70/1.5=$8.47/hour
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