document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200607>Question 1200607</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.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose a worker makes $21,000 in wages per year. Find the percent increase in salary the worker can expect if he/she trains to be a teacher and can expect to earn a salary of $52,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter your response to the nearest 0.1% </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the new salary is 52,000 a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the increase is 52,000 minus 21,000 = 31,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide this increase by the old salary to find that the increase is equal to 1.476190476 times the old salary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply that by 100 and round to 1 decimal point to get an increase of 147.6%. </SPAN>\n" );
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