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

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

Explanation:

Let

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

we know that

`100\%+25\% =125\% =(125)/(100)=1.25`

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`x=1.25*\$68,477`

`x=\$85,596.25`