Question

Sandy earns $20 per hour. Factory manager announces that all the workers' wages will go up by $1.50 per hour, starting next month.What will be the percent increase

Answer 1

The initial amount that Sandy earns is $20 per hour. If the amount goes up by $1.5 per hour, then the percent increase would be

increase/initial amount x 100

Recall that percentage is expressed in terms of 100. Thus,

Percent increase = 1.5/20 x 100 = 7.5%

The percent increase is 7.5%