SOLUTION: Juan donates 10% of his salary to his church. he earns 3,500 per month. He used to earn 3,200, and he gave the same dollar amount that he does now. What percentage of his income di

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Question 154462: Juan donates 10% of his salary to his church. he earns 3,500 per month. He used to earn 3,200, and he gave the same dollar amount that he does now. What percentage of his income did he donate to the church when he earned 3,200?
Answer by BrittanyM(80) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can figure out that ten percent of 3500 is 35. But he still gave this smae amount when he was making 3200. We can find the percentage difference just by dividing ten percent of his new salary by his old salary.

35%2F3200

Which comes out to about 10.9, or 11%.