26. Harry received a raise of 27 cents per hour. This was a $6 \%$ raise over his previous salary. What was his previous salary?
Answer
Final Answer: Harry's previous salary was \(\boxed{4.50}\) per hour.
Step 1 ：Let's denote Harry's previous salary as x. Since Harry received a raise of 27 cents per hour, which was a 6% increase over his previous salary, we can set up the equation: \(0.06 * x = 0.27\).
Step 2 ：Solving this equation for x will give us Harry's previous salary.
Step 3 ：The calculated previous salary is in dollars per hour. However, the result has a very small decimal part which is due to the precision of the calculation. We can round this to two decimal places to get a more accurate representation of the salary.
Step 4 ：Final Answer: Harry's previous salary was \(\boxed{4.50}\) per hour.
