Word Problem

Question

When Dave decided to leave the company and work as an independent? contractor, he took a pay cut of 15?%. He earned ?$22,875 this year. What did he earn in his previous? job?

Answer 1

1.  His new pay is 85% of his old pay because he took a 15% cut and 100% - 15% =85%.

Expressed as a decimal this is .85

 2. To get his old pay divide his new pay by .85

 

22,875 = .85X

.85          .85  

 

x = $ 26, 912  His original pay was $26, 912

 

To see if this is correct, multiply$ 26,912 by .85 = $ 22875 the new pay.  So this problem is done correctly