document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143032>Question 1143032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John works 40 hours a week, and his monthly salary in June was 4000, in the month of July John got the 40% raise on his monthly salary . . In the month of July what was John’s hourly rate? (Assume there are four weeks in July)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)100 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #763781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=763781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40% raise of 4000 is 4000*.40 or 1600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so July's salary is 5600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide that by 160 hours worked in July and that is 35.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No choices work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note, 4 weeks in June meant that the hourly rate in June was 4000/(40*4)=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 40% increase would be 25*.40=10 for increase and new hourly rate is 35, so the answer above checks. </SPAN>\n" );
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