Question

an employee makes $14.41 per hour but is getting a 7.5% increase. what is his new wage per hour to the nearest cent​

Answer 1

Answer:

$15.49

Step-by-step explanation:

14.41×.075=1.08075

(take the percent and bump the decimal point 2 back, then multiply)

Answer 2

To calculate the employee raise, we multiply how much he is making by the percent of his raise.

Raise= 14.41*7.5%

Change to decimal 14.41*.075

Raise=.75

His raise is $10.80