Answer:
Samantha makes $ 7.98 per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Amount James makes per hour = $7 per hour
Let Amount priya make in one hour be x , then
Priya makes 20% more than James
x = Amount James makes per hour + 20 % of Amount James makes per hour
x= 7 + 20% of 7
[tex]x = 7 +(\frac{20}{100} \times 7)[/tex]
[tex]x = 7 +(\frac{2}{10} \times 7)[/tex]
[tex]x = 7 +(0.2 \times 7)[/tex]
x = 7 +1.4
x= 8.4
Let amount made by samantha in one hour be y
then
y =Amount priya makes per hour - 5% of Amount priya makes per hour
y = 8.4 - 5% of 8.4
[tex]y = 8.4 - (\frac{5}{100} \times 8.4)[/tex]
[tex]y = 8.4 - (\frac{1}{20} \times 8.4)[/tex]
[tex]y = 8.4 - (0.05 \times 8.4)[/tex]
y= 8.4 - 0.42
y = 7.98
