document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152791>Question 1152791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2009 the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. By what percentage did the minimum wage increase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.55-6.25=$0.7/7.55=0.096*100=9.6%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.55-6.25=0.7/6.25=0.106*100=10.6%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 2009 the federal minimum wage increased from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. By what percentage did the minimum wage increase?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original Wage,  $6.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change, $(7.25-6.55), INCREASED\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fraction Increase, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287.25-6.55%29%2F6.55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287.25-6.55%29%2F6.55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percent Increase, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28%287.25-6.55%29%2F6.55%29%2A100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28%287.25-6.55%29%2F6.55%29%2A100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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