Problema Solution

You and your coworker together make $ 16 per hour. You know your coworker earns 10 percent more than you do. Your hourly wage is $

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let 'x' represent my hourly wage, then 'x + 0.1x' represents my coworker's hourly wage:


16 = x + x + 0.1x

solving for 'x' we have x=7.62


my hourly wage is $7.62