Question

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Lucas took a pay cut of 2 percent. If he was previously earning thirty-six thousand, five hundred dollars per year, what is his new annual salary?

eighteen thousand, two hundred fifty dollars
twenty-nine thousand, two hundred dollars
thirty-five thousand, seven hundred seventy dollars
thirty-six thousand, three hundred dollars

Answer 1

To find out how much his salary was cut, multiply 0.02 by 36,500 to get $730. So Lucas's salary was cut by $730, now you need to subtract his original salary which was 36,500 and his salary cut, which is 730. You should get 35,770.