Question

Juan told Sylvia he got a $0.50 raise this week and his new hourly rate will be $10.25 an hour. Sylvia wants to know what Juan’s hourly rate was before his raise. Which equation and solution can be used to solve this problem?

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

i took the test. r + 0.50 = 10.25: Subtract .50 from both sides. The answer is $9.75.