James, Priya, and Siobhan work in a grocery store. James makes $7.00 per hour. Priya makes 40% more than James, and Siobhan makes 15% less than Priya. How much does Siobhan make per hour?

Siobhan makes $
per hour.

Question

James, Priya, and Siobhan work in a grocery store. James makes $7.00 per hour. Priya makes 40% more than James, and Siobhan makes 15% less than Priya. How much does Siobhan make per hour?

Siobhan makes $
 per hour.

Fel213 · Answer

to find Priyas hourly pay, we need to find 205 of $7 and then add that to $7.
first we must convert the percent to a decimal and then multiply the decimal and the number 
here is the equation: $7+(205 of $7)=$7+(0.2×$7)=$7+$1.40=$8.40
we know that Siobhan makes 5% less than Priya, so in order to find Siobhan's hourly pay, we need to find 5% of $8.40 and then subtract that from $8.40
here is the equation: $8.40-(5% of $8.40)=$8.40-(0.05×$8.40)=$8.40-$0.42=$7.98
so Siobhan makes$7.98 per hour