SOLUTION: if an employer reduce the working week from 40 hours to 35 hours with no loss of weekly pay,calculate the percentage increase in the hourly rate of pay

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: if an employer reduce the working week from 40 hours to 35 hours with no loss of weekly pay,calculate the percentage increase in the hourly rate of pay This question is from textbook mathematics for igcse

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an employer reduce the working week from 40 hours to 35 hours with no loss
of weekly pay, calculate the percentage increase in the hourly rate of pay
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Let the weekly pay = 400
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400%2F40 = $10 per/hr original hourly pay
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400%2F35 = $11.43 increased hourly pay
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Pay increase divided by original pay = Per cent increase
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%2811.43+-+10%29%2F10 = 1.43/10 = .143 * 100 = 14.3% increase in pay