Question

mario earned a raise that increased his hourly pay rate from $8 to $10 what was the percent increase in marios hourly pay rate

Answer 1

8 / 10 = 1/5 = 0.2
Mario's hourly pay rate increased by $0.2

Answer 2

25%

Explanation:

Initial hourly pay of Mario = $8

Current hourly pay of Mario = $10

Increment = current hourly pay - initial hourly pay = $10-$8 = $2

% increase in hourly pay rate = increment/initial pay × 100$

℅ increase = $2/$8×100%

% increase = 1/4×100%

%increase = 25%

Therefore, percent increase in marios hourly pay rate is 25%