Question 1083674: 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.
SOURCE: United States. Department of Labor. "High School Teachers." Occupational Outlook Handbook. 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 7 March 2016.
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.
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Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The increase is $49,000 - $35,000 = $14,000.
As a fraction of the original salary the increase is
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For every 100 the worker earned before,
there will be an increase of 40 on becoming a teacher.
That is 40% exactly.
To the nearest tenth of a percentage point, it is
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