SOLUTION: [ A union contract called for a seven and a half percent increase in the hourly rate pay. if the increase is $0.39, what was the old hourly wage and what is the new hourly wage??

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Question 817671: [ A union contract called for a seven and a half percent increase in the hourly rate pay. if the increase is $0.39, what was the old hourly wage and what is the new hourly wage??
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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p * 0.075 = 0.39
p = 0.39 / 0.075
p = 5.20
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old hourly rate: $5.20
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n = 5.20 * 1.075
n = 5.59
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new hourly rate: $5.59
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