Question

Your friend earns $10.50 per hour this is 125% of her hourly wage last year. How much did your friend earn last year

Answer 1

' 125% ' means ' 1.25 '
'of' means 'times'

1.25 times (last year) = $10.50

Divide each side
by 1.25: Last year = ($10.50) / 1.25

= $8.40 .