SOLUTION: how do you do a 4.5% raise on $18.50

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Question 842470: how do you do a 4.5% raise on $18.50
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = the money after you get a 4.5% raise.
x = 18.50 + .045 * 18.50
you can solve it the way it is to get:
x = 18.50 + .8325 which makes x = 19.3325 which you would round off to $19.33.
you can also solve it by factoring out the 18.50 up front to get:
x = 18.50 + .045 * 18.5 becomes:
x = (1.045) * 18.50 which then gets you:
x = 19.3325 which you then round off to $19.33 which you would round off to $19.33.