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This is not look like something that could be answered, check around the paper for a graphing box.
This looks like a formula for a line on a graph: y=Mx+b. I can help you if this is the case, 1. Put a point at -140 on the Y axis (up and down) 2. Move up 1 and over 4and put a dot there( you could multiply the 1 and 4 to cover a larger area) because it goes all the way to -140.
The answer 12/72 because you multiply
That person is getting $14.50 more. Since he gets a 5% increase from the set $290, you must multiply .05 (the percentage) with 290 (that person's original load payment). When you do so, you get $14.50 and that would be how much more the person is getting paid.