Question

Hal earns n dollars per hour. Next month he

will receive a 296 raise in pay per hour. The
expression n +0.02n is one way to represent
Hal's pay per hour after the raise Write an
equivalent simplified expression that will
represent his pay per hour after the raise.

Answer 1

1.02n

Explanation:

Answer 2

`Total = 1.02n`

Explanation:

Given

`Earnings = n`

`Raise = 2\%` --- not 296

`Total = n + 0.02n`

Required

Simplify the expression for total earning

The total amount is derived from:

`Total = Earnings + Raise * Earnings`

`Total = n + 2\% * n`

Express percentage as decimal

`Total = n + 0.02 * n`

Now, we can solve further:

`Total = n + 0.02n`

`Total = 1.02n`

Hence, the simplified expression is 1.02n