SOLUTION: Rate Increase: A student reader is making $8.30 per hour and gets a $0.65 raise. What is the percent increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.) How do you solve this?

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Question 1024261: Rate Increase: A student reader is making $8.30 per hour and gets a $0.65 raise. What is the percent increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
How do you solve this? Thanks.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+.65+%2F+8.3+=+.07831+
This is the decimal increase in pay
To get %, multiply by +100+
+.07831%2A100+=+7.831+
The % increase in pay is 7.8%