A sheet metal worker earns $26.80 per hour after receiving a 4.5% raise. what was the sheet metal worker's hourly pay before raise? Round your answer to the nearest cent

$25.65

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original hourly rate be r.  

Then 1.045r + $26.80/hr.

Dividing both sides by 1.045, we get:

      $26.80/hr

r = = $25.65  This was the before-raise pay rate.

         1.045

x = ± 6i

step-by-step explanation:

x^2 = -36

take the square root of each side

sqrt(x^2) = sqrt(-36)

we know sqrt(ab) = sqrt(a) sqrt(b)

x = ±sqrt(36) sqrt(-1)

we know that sqrt (-1) = i

x = ± 6i

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