Michelle gets paid $12.50 per hour. She is paid 40% extra per hour on the weekends. Find her weekly hourly rate of pay on the weekends.

i need working out please

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Michelle gets paid $12.50 per hour. She is paid 40% extra per hour on the weekends. Find her weekly hourly rate of pay on the weekends.

i need working out please

wasiqss · Answer

listen i told u method that first calculate extra that she wud get like in this case 12.5*40/100, this will give u extra, to get total for per hour, u wud have to add original value like in this case 12.5

hero · Answer

In general, 

x + %x = y

x = 12.50 so

12.50 + .40(12.50) = y

12.50 + 5 = 17.50

hero · Answer

Therefore, on the weekends, she makes $17.50 per hour.

anonymous · Answer

i dont get hn u wrote the first time

wasiqss · Answer

stephaine i told u method now, do all by urself

hero · Answer

I used a general formula which involves simply substituting defined variables.

anonymous · Answer

sorry but it hard

hero · Answer

Using my method y is what is needed to find.

anonymous · Answer

wasiqss u dont have to mean i am asking for helpnot to be screamed at