document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083674>Question 1083674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOURCE: United States. Department of Labor. \"High School Teachers.\" Occupational Outlook Handbook. 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 7 March 2016.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose a worker makes $35,000 in wages per year. Find the percent increase in salary the worker can expect if he trains to be a teacher and can expect to earn a salary of $49,000. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.\r<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 #697781 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=697781\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The increase is $49,000 - $35,000 = $14,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As a fraction of the original salary the increase is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For every 100 the worker earned before,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there will be an increase of 40 on becoming a teacher.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is 40% exactly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To the nearest tenth of a percentage point, it is<BR>\n" );
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