Question

Your hourly salary increased from $9 to $19. What is the percent increase in your

salary?

Answer 1

Given :

Initial salary ,
`S_i=\$9` .

Final salary ,
`S_f=\$19` .

To Find :

The percent increase in the salary .

Solution :

Percentage increase is given by :

`\%=(final - initial )/(initial)* 100\\\\\%=(19-9)/(9)* 100\\\\\%=(10)/(9)* 100\\\\\%=111.11 \%`

Therefore , % increase is 111.11 % .

Hence , this is the required solution .