This month's commodity index decreased by five-eighths of last month's index to 48. What was last month's index? 2. Corrected_text: After a one-eighth increase of her current hourly wage, a woman receives a new hourly wage of 16.92. How much was her hourly wage before the increase? Title_with_topic: Commodity Index Decrease and Hourly Wage Increase
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Let x be last month's index. According to the problem, this month's index decreased by five-eighths of last month's index to 48. So we can write an equation: x - (5/8)x = 48 Simplifying the left side, we get: (3/8)x = 48 Multiplying both sides by 8/3, we Show more…
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