Question

Medical assistants are to receive a 9% increase in wages per hour. If they were making $16.75 an hour, what is the new wage per hour to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

16.75x100=1675
1675/9=186.11
1675+186.11=1861.11
1861.11/100= $18.61
So… the new rate is $18.61 per hour

Answer 2

A percentage is a way to describe a part of a whole. The new wage per hour to the nearest cent if it is increased by 9% will be $18.26.

What are Percentages?

A percentage is a way to describe a part of a whole. such as the fraction ¼ can be described as 0.25 which is equal to 25%.

To convert a fraction to a percentage, convert the fraction to decimal form and then multiply by 100 with the '%' symbol.

Given that the Medical assistants are to receive a 9% increase in wages per hour. While the current wage of Medical assistance is $16.75 an hour.

Therefore, the new wage per hour to the nearest cent will be,

New wage = Old wage + 9% of old wage

                  = $16.75 + 0.09($16.75)

                  = $18.26

Hence, the new wage per hour to the nearest cent will be $18.26.

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