Question

Humberto’s hourly pay increased from \($16.25$ to \)$17.55$. Find the percent increase

Short answer

The percent increase is$8\%$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information

Initial hourly wage$=\$16.25$

Final hourly wage$=\$17.55$

Increased wage$$\begin{gathered} =17.55-16.25 \\ =1.3 \end{gathered}$$

Step 2. Solution of the equation

Now, we can write the equation for percent increase as,

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{\$1.3}{\$16.25}\times 100 \\ =0.08\times 100 \\ =8\% \end{gathered}$$