document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024334>Question 1024334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rate Increase: A student reader is making $5.90 per hour and gets a $0.42 raise. What is the percent increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the formula to solve this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve, do you:  x over 5.90 = .42 over 100%  Cross multiply and divide?  Answer I got was 0.02478.  add that to the base pay of 5.90 and that's the percent increase which is 5.92478.  Rounded to nearest 10th would be: 5.9 percent increase.  Is this right, if not please tell me why and show why it's not.  Please be specific!  Thank you!  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "0.42/5.90 = 0.071 --> 7.1% increase<BR>\n" );
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