SOLUTION: Lyn received a 17 % holiday loading on 4 weeks' normal wages. (She works a 36-hour week.) Find her normal weekly wage if the total of 4 weeks' wages and the holiday loading was $47

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Let x be the normal wage for 4 weeks:
 x + .17x = $4700 
    x = $4700/1.17 = $4017.09
 normal weekly wage = $4017.09/4 = $1004.27

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