SOLUTION: In 2014, the median salary nationwide for a high school teacher was $56,310 per year. The median annual wage for all workers was $35,540. SOURCE: United States. Department of La

Question 1200607: In 2014, the median salary nationwide for a high school teacher was $56,310 per year. The median annual wage for all workers was $35,540.
SOURCE: United States. Department of Labor. "High School Teachers." Occupational Outlook Handbook. 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 7 March 2016.
Suppose a worker makes $21,000 in wages per year. Find the percent increase in salary the worker can expect if he/she trains to be a teacher and can expect to earn a salary of $52,000.
Enter your response to the nearest 0.1%
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
worker makes 21,000 a year.
the new salary is 52,000 a year.
the increase is 52,000 minus 21,000 = 31,000
divide this increase by the old salary to find that the increase is equal to 1.476190476 times the old salary.
multiply that by 100 and round to 1 decimal point to get an increase of 147.6%.
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