Jenny earns $140 for 8 hours of work. She receives 12% pay increase. Enter Jenny's hourly earnings , after the increase. Round to the nearest cent.

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IneQuation · Answer 1 · 2024-02-19T00:44:28+0000

Answer: $19.6

Explanation:

$140/8 hours = $17.5/1 hour

$17.5x0.12=$2.1 increase

$17.5+$2.1=$19.6

$19.6 is the amount of earnings she gets for an hour after the increase