Question

Valerie took a job that paid $14 per hour after a pay raise she earned $15.05 per hour find the percent of increase​

Answer 1

Explanation:

She now gets $1.05 per hour more .....1.05 is what percent of 14.00 ?

$ 1.05/ $ 14 x 100% = 7.5% increase

Answer 2

Valerie's pay increased by 7.5%.

Explanation:

The percent increase in Valerie's pay can be calculated as follows:

Percent increase = ((New pay - Old pay) / Old pay) x 100%

Substituting the given values, we get:

Percent increase = ((15.05 - 14) / 14) x 100%

Percent increase = (1.05 / 14) x 100%

Percent increase = 0.075 x 100%

Percent increase = 7.5%