Question

an employee earning 32,000 a year is awarded a 4% pay raise. What is the new yearly salary for this employee?

Answer 1

(32000)(1.04) = 33280

Answer 2

1.04 is 100% + 4 %

Answer 3

one moment...

Answer 4

why 1.04?

Answer 5

because 100% is 1.00 and 4% is 0.04.

Add them together and you get 1.04

Answer 6

To convert a percent to a decimal number, you take away the percent sign and move the decimal point over to the left 2 positions.

Answer 7

All good now?

Answer 8

yep. thks!

Answer 9

Good luck to you in all of your studies and thx for the recognition! You're welcome! @Amenah

Answer 10

:)