Answer:
14.285714285714 %
Step-by-step explanation:
suppose the weekly payment is of x dollars
Then
Previous payment : $(x/40) per hour
New payment : $(x/35) per hour
Then
The percentage increase in the hourly rate of pay is :
[tex]=\frac{\frac{x}{35} -\frac{x}{40} }{\frac{x}{40} } \times100[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{\frac{5x}{1400} }{\frac{x}{40} } \times100[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{5x}{1400} \times \frac{40}{x} \times100[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{200}{1400} \times100[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{1}{7} \times100[/tex]
[tex]=14.285714285714[/tex]
