2006-08-09 15:50:09 · 15 answers · asked by doubleK 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
6.21
Just think of it like tax. I multiplied 5.75 by 1.08 because, one is the total you're already getting and .08 is the raise.
2006-08-09 15:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by gravytrain036 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two ways to do this question. First, you can multiply 5.75 by .08 (which is how you write 8% in decimals) and that will give you the amount of the raise. Then you add that to your present hourly wage, and you have your new hourly wage.
The second way is to multiply 5.75 by 1.08 and that goes directly to your new hourly wage, without the intermediate step of adding.
The reason you can do that is because 1.0 is 100% -- so that is the present wage, and the .08 is the rate of increase.
Now that I've told you HOW do to it, it's only fair that you do the math, right? And if you do it both ways, the answers should be the same.
Good luck!
2006-08-09 16:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you need to find 8% of what you're already making. You do this by multiplying 5.75 by .08 (the decimal of 8%). When you do this you get 0.46. This is the raise you are getting, $0.46. So add this to your initial wage of $5.75 and you get $6.21, your new hourly wage.
Hope that helps!
2006-08-09 15:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by ndpndntjn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With percents, "of" means multiplication.
Find 8% of $5.75
5.75 x .08 = 0.46
So you got a raise of 46 cents per hour
0.46 + 5.75 = your new hourly wage $6.21
2006-08-09 15:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple... To find your raise, take your hourly wage (5.75) and multiply it by 8%, or 0.08. The answer would be 46 cents. Add that to your old wage, $5.75, and you have your new hourly wage: $6.21
2006-08-09 15:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by PaPaFreak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An 8% raise means for each dollar you earned before you will now earn 8 cents more or 1.08.
Therefore, to find your new wage, multiply your present wage of $5.75 times 1.08, for a new wage of $6.21
2006-08-09 15:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by AskOnlyMe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5.75 (present wage) X .08 (that's 8%) = .46 (the amount of your raise)
5.75 + .46 = 6.21 new hourly wage ! (added raise amount to present wage)
2006-08-09 15:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5.75 x 1.08 = 6.21
$ 6.21 is your answer.
You do 8 % added onto 100 (5.75 x 1.08), times the original number.
Hope this helped.
2006-08-09 15:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by ♪Grillon♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8% is .08 multiply 5.75 by .08
2006-08-09 15:56:30 · answer #9 · answered by Tim B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$5.75*.08=.46
$5.75+.46=$6.21
Your new wage is $6.21
2006-08-09 15:56:32 · answer #10 · answered by mpratte88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋