SOLUTION: jennifer's annual salary increased from $27000 to $47000 over the last five years. find the percent increase in her salary during this time period. round to the nearest tenth of a

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Question 180857: jennifer's annual salary increased from $27000 to $47000 over the last five years. find the percent increase in her salary during this time period. round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Answer by colliefan(242) About Me  (Show Source):
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annual salary increased from $27000 to $47000

% increase is the amount of the increase as a percentage of the original salary.
% increase = (47000 - 27000)/27000 *100%
% = 20000/27000 * 100%
% = 74.1 %