document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169347>Question 169347</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a bunch of these types of questions in an assignment, can you please help me out with this one so I can do the other ones myself?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Francine is earning $7.00 per hour. She gets a 20% raise in pay. By what fraction should you multiply to find how much more per hour she will now make? What will Francine's new hourly rate be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~~READ~~ the problem and break it into parts to solve it. Identify any irrelevant information in the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~SHOW~~ each step of your math work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~WRITE~~ an explanation describing what you did and why you solved the problem the way you did.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~WRITE~~ your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is one of my 10 assignments. It would be much appreciated if you did all the work like it is telling me to do so I can understand it for the rest of the questions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #124842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=124842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Francine is earning $7.00 per hour. She gets a 20% raise in pay. By what fraction should you multiply to find how much more per hour she will now make? What will Francine's new hourly rate be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~READ~~ the problem and break it into parts to solve it. Identify any irrelevant information in the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No irrelevant information.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "~~SHOW/WRITE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "% is \"per one hundred\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20% in fractional form is 20/100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if Francine got a 20% raise it would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 * 20/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7 * .20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= $1.40 (raise)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~~WRITE~~ your answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New hourly rate then is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 + 1.40 = $8.40 per hour<BR>\n" );
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