Question

What is the percent increase if your salary went from $95 to $100 perv week? Round to the nea nearest tenth, it's neccessary.

Answer 1

The increase is $5.00 .

As a fraction of the original salary, the increase is 5/95 .

To change a fraction to a decimal, do the division.

5 divided by 95 = 0.05263... (rounded)

To change a decimal to a percentage, move
the decimal point 2 places that way ==> .

0.0526... = 5.263... percent.

Answer 2

If you go from $95 a week to $100, means a (100-95) $5 increase. To calculate the % we have to consider the following:

Base amount x percentage = Resulting amount

95·
`(x)/(100)` = 5, being "X" the percentage we want to find out

Applying the rules of the equations , we get
X =
`(5)/(95)100` = 0'0526·100 = 5'26

The percent increase will be 5'26%