SOLUTION: A clerk whose salary was ​$305 per week was given a raise of ​$61 per week. What percentage increase did the clerk​ receive

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Question 1135066: A clerk whose salary was ​$305 per week was given a raise of ​$61 per week. What percentage increase did the clerk​ receive
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
61 / 305 = .2 * 100 = 20%.

the increase was 20% of his salary.

20% of 305 = .2 * 305 = 61.


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