In a​ week, a man received a paycheck for ​$534.60. The withholding for taxes was ​$95.40. If he worked 35 hours in that​ week, what is his hourly pay​ rate?

His hourly pay rate is

​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

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To find the hourly pay rate, we need to divide the total paycheck by the number of hours worked.

Hourly pay rate = Total paycheck / Number of hours worked

Hourly pay rate = $534.60 / 35

Hourly pay rate = $15.274285714285714

Rounded to two decimal places, his hourly pay rate is $15.27.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let's recalculate:

To find the hourly pay rate, we need to divide the total paycheck by the number of hours worked.

Hourly pay rate = Total paycheck / Number of hours worked

Hourly pay rate = $534.60 / 35

Hourly pay rate ≈ $15.27

Rounded to two decimal places, the man's hourly pay rate is approximately $15.27.