For 35 hours of work , you are paid 260.75 how much would you receive for 39 hours . round to nearest cent

The way you would set this up is as follows:



That's when you solve for x. 
Cross multiply 260.75 * 39, and you get 10,169.25
Now divide that by 35, and you get your answer, which is $290.55

The reporter forgot to multiply the decimal by 100, making it 25%

It says in the questions that it is 6.5?