Q:

Elise is a project manager.in 2016, she earned a monthly salary of £2100In 2017, she earned a 3% pay increase on her monthly salary.Given that in 2017 Elise worked 42 hours per week for 45 weeks work out her average pay per hour for the year.

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[tex]\text{In 2016, Elise earned a monthly salary of }\pounds 2100\\ \text{and in 2017, she earned a }3\% \text{ pay increase on her monthly salary.}\\ \text{so her increased monthly salary in 2017 is}=2100+3\% \text{ of 2100}\\ \\ =2100+0.03(2100)\\ \\ =2100+63\\ \\ =\pounds 2163\\ \\ \text{now given that in 2017 Elise worked 42 hours  per week for 45 weeks.}\\ \text{so the total number of hours she worked in 2017 is}=42\times 45=1890\text{ hours}[/tex][tex]\text{And the total earning of Elise in 2017}=2163\times 12=\pounds 25956\\ \\ \text{So her average per per hour in 2017 is}=\frac{25956}{1890}\approx \pounds 13.73[/tex]Hence her average pay per hour in 2017 is 13.73 pounds