SOLUTION: A student reader is making $7.70 per hour and gets a $0.71 raise. What is the percent increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)

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Question 963107: A student reader is making $7.70 per hour and gets a $0.71 raise. What is the percent increase? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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($0.71/$7.70)(100%)=9.2%
ANSWER: the student received a 9.2% raise.