Ashley is making $500 a week at her job. She receives a 20% pay raise.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
Ashley is making $500 a week at her job. She receives a 20% pay raise.
Determine the total amount that Ashley is earning.
Solution:
In order to determine the total amount that Ashley is earning, we take 20% of 500 and add it with 500. To get the percentage of a number, we simply must change it first into decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 20/100
= 0.20
=(0.20)($500)
= $100
= $500 + $100
=$600
Final answer:
= $600