Question

Amber got a raise, and her hourly wage increased from $8 to $9.50 what is the percent increase

Answer 1

Answer:

The percent increase is 18.75%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Amber got a raise, and her hourly wage increased from $8 to $9.50.

Now, to find percent increase.

Previous wage = $8.

Wage raised = $9.50.

So, to get the increased wage we subtract the previous wage from the wage raised:

$\ 9.50-\ 8=\ 1.50.$

Now, to get the percent increase:

$\frac{1.50}{8} \times 100$

$=\frac{150}{8}$

$=18.75\%.$

Therefore, the percent increase is 18.75%.