Lyn received 17.5% holiday load (h.l) on 4 week normal wage (works 36 hr wk). Find the normal week wage if total of 4 week wage and h.l was $2350.

Let the normal work wage for a week be N. Lyn receives
17.5% holiday load on 4 week normal wage.

The total amount
that she receives in a week is N + N*17.5/100 = 1.175N

The
total amount received by her for 4 weeks was $2350

1.175N =
2350/4

=> 1.175N =
587.5

=> N =
587.5/1.175

=> N =
500

Her normal week wage was
$500