SOLUTION: Spaz earns $8.65 an hour working at a Coney Island Restaurant. He gets a 5.4% raise. What is his newly hourly wage? $8.65 * 5.4%= 0.46710 $8.65 + 0.47= $9.12

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Question 1084452: Spaz earns $8.65 an hour working at a Coney Island Restaurant. He gets a 5.4% raise. What is his newly hourly wage?

$8.65 * 5.4%= 0.46710
$8.65 + 0.47= $9.12

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Spaz earns $8.65 an hour working at a Coney Island Restaurant.
He gets a 5.4% or 5.4%2F100=.054raise
so, his raise was $8.65%2A0.054=0.4671
and his newly hourly wage is $8.65%2B0.4671=9.1171 or $9.12