Problem Solving

Ian is paid an hourly wage, totaling $400 for h hours of work in a week, where h >0. If Ian's hourly wage increases by 25% and Ian decides to work 25% fewer hours each week, how much will Ian be paid in a week?

1.)$200
2.)$375
3.)$400
4.)$425
5.)$600

I can't help but think this is such a problem. I approached this problem by assuming he had $100 beforehand which goes up 25% and then and this was the problem...for the other 25%, would I have had to start from a hundred or just ninety? I'm thinking this in terms of principles apparently.

Pay increase of 25% = 1.25 multiplier
Hourly decrease of 25% = 0.75 multiplier
$400 x 1.25 x 0.75 = $375

pooja181 wrote:i think ceilidh.erickson explain most correctly

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