Question

Mrs. Anderson just received a promotion. She will get a 25% raise to her annual salary of $68,477. What is Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary is $\ 85,596.25$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary

we know that

$100\%+25\% =125\% =\frac{125}{100}=1.25$

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

$x=1.25*\ 68,477$

$x=\ 85,596.25$