Question

Vicki currently earns $35.00 an hour at her job. Thanks to her hard work, her boss is going to give her a 15% raise. How much will she earn each hour after the raise?

Answer 1

$40.25 per hour

Explanation:

If you multiply 35 by 15% you get 5.25. You can either add this on, or you can multiply by 1.15 instead of .15.