Mathematics, 13.10.2020 03:01 mauricestepenson791

What is the clerk's error? A payroll clerk notes that an employee's paycheck for

working 25 hours is $659.20. The clerk then

calculates the employee's hourly rate to be $51.35.

The clerk's calculations are:

The clerk is correct. There is no error.

The proportion shown in step 1 is incorrect.

In step 2, the calculated value of x is incorrect.

Step 4 should contain the average of the numbers

instead of the sum.

The calculations show division and then addition

instead of only division.

Step 659.20 -

1

253

Step 2: x = 25.6

Step 3: 25 = 25.75

Step 4: 25.60 +25.75 = 51.35

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