Richard was earning $10/hr working for diane’s landscaping company. diane said that productivity was decreasing, so everyone had to take a 20% pay cut, so now richard is only earning $8/hour. after a few months diane said that productivity had started to increase again, so she gave richard a 20% raise. how much is richard making now?

Richard is  making $9.6 per hour now

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Initial amount Richard was earning =  $10/hr

Due to lass in productivity 20% pay was cut

Amount Richard was earning after 20% pay cut =  $8/hour.

After few again due to increase in productivity Diane gave a 20% raise.

To Find:

How much is Richard making now = ?

Solution:

Let the amount that Richard is making now be x

Then

x =  8+  20% of 8

x =

x =

x =

x = 9.6

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