Question

Last year, The tutoring center paid their tutors $40 per hour. This year, they payed them $46 per hour. What percent was the increase in pay?

Answer 1

Answer:

15% increase

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

In order to solve this problem begin with finding the difference between the initial value and final value. $46-40=6$ then once this value is known divide it by the original value to get a decimal. $\frac{6}{40}$ which gives you $0.15$ multiplying this value by 100% will give you your answer. $.15 * 100 =$$15$%  

TLDR: the answer is 15%