Austin got a raise. Their hourly wage was increased from $18.00 to $20.50. What was the percent increase in Austin’s wage to the

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OverLord2011 [107]

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Austin got a raise. Their hourly wage was increased from $18.00 to $20.50. What was the percent increase in Austin’s wage to the

nearest whole percent?
- option 1) 10%
- option 2) 12%
- option 3) 14%
- option 4) 250%

Explain the steps you did to get your anwser

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1 answer:

agasfer [191] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-16T23:48:27+03:00

agasfer [191]3 years ago

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Answer:

option 3)

14% approx

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Initial= $18.00

final =$20.50

% increase= final - initial/initia *100

% increase= 20.50-18.0/18*100

% increase=2.5/18*100

% increase=0.138*100

% increase=13.8%

Hence the increase is 13.8%

=14% approx