Jorge received a 3.1% increase in his pay at work. If he now makes $8.00 per hour, how much was he making before his raise? (Round answer to the nearest cent (hundredths))

$7.76

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the amount he was making before the raise.

He had an increase of 3.1% of x added to x which resulted in a new salary of $8.00 per hour.

Mathematically:

x = $7.76

He was making $7.76 before the raise.