SOLUTION: You were hired at $8.00 an hour and year later your boss has agreed to pay you $10.00 an hour. By what percent has your hourly wage increased ?

SOLUTION: You were hired at $8.00 an hour and year later your boss has agreed to pay you $10.00 an hour. By what percent has your hourly wage increased ?

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Question 866720: You were hired at $8.00 an hour and year later your boss has agreed to pay you $10.00 an hour. By what percent has your hourly wage increased ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of increase is dollars
The fraction of the increase is
The percent of the increase is
25%

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