Question

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

Answer 1

Let last year's wage be x. Since $10.50 = 125% of x, we have 1.25x = 10.50, so x = 10.50 / 1.25 = $8.40.

She earned $8.40 per hour last year.