A part-time employee’s hourly wage was increased by 50%. She decided to decrease the number of hours worked per week so that her total income did not change. By approximately what percent should the number of hours worked be decreased?
Choose the correct choice from the following options.
A) 9 %	B) 15 %	C) 25 %	D) 33 %	E) 50 %

Rationale: let ' s plug in somenicenumbers and see what ' s needed . let ' s say the employee used to make $ 1 / hour and worked 100 hours / week so , the total weekly income was $ 100 / week after the 50 % wage increase , the employee makes $ 1.50 / hour we want the employee ' s income to remain at $ 100 / week . so , we want ( $ 1.50 / hour ) ( new # of hours ) = $ 100 divide both sides by 1.50 to get : new # of hours = 100 / 1.50 ≈ 67 hours so , the number of hours decreases from 100 hours to ( approximately ) 67 hours . this represents a 33 % decrease ( approximately ) . answer : d
Answer: D