Question

Explain how to solve: a nurse earning an annual salary of $39,235 gets a 4% raise. What is the amount of the raise?

I got $1569.4.....im confused shouldn't it be bigger than her starting salary? and then you would subtract the two?

Answer 1

you should multiply the salary by 1.04 to get the new salary. Multiplying by just 0.04 gives you the hike.

Answer 2

where did 1.04 come from?

Answer 3

4 % hike added to old salaray which is 100% of itself, 100% can be written as 1 when you write it in fraction form

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

Amt. of the raise = 4/100 * 39235
= $1569.4
The answer you got is right.

Answer 6

amount of raise=4/100*39235

Answer 7

i should not be bigger than her starting salary because they are asking amount the amount raised,not the total amount we get after raising

Answer 8

OH

Answer 9

oh yes !
:P