Question

Regina currently makes $15 an hour. Her boss decided to give her a 7% raise. Write the expression she would use to determine how much more she will make per hour.

Answer 1

`(7*15)/(100)`

Explanation:

Given the following question:

7% of 15

To find the answer we need to use the formula to calculate percentages in which we multiply the percentage by the whole number and then divide that answer by 100, of course rounding to the nearest cent if needed.


`(p* n)/(100)`

`(7*15)/(100)`

`7*15=105`

`105/=1.05`

`=1.05`

7% of 15 is "1.05" which means Regina receives a $1.05 raise.

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