Question

Can some one help, step bye step please

Oberon makes $13.75 an hour. He gets a 3.5% raise. What is his new hourly salary?

Answer 1

Let x be the initial salary

x=13.75

Let y be the new salary

y=x+x(3.5%)

y=13.75+13.75(0.035)

y=13.75+0.48=14.23

New hourly salary=14.23$

Answer 2

$14.23

Explanation:

Multiply the original value by 1.035 to get your answer.