Question

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A nurse earns $37.50 an hour. For working the night shift, the nurse receives a 40% increase in pay.
(a) What is the increase in hourly pay for working the night shift?
$ ?

(b) What is the hourly pay for working the night shift?
$ ?

Answer 1

she gets the original amount plus 40%
40% converted into decimal form is .40
So she gets the original amount + 40% of the original amount
=37.50+37.50(.40)
=37.50(1+.4) Factored out 37.50
=37.50(1.4) Added what was within the bracket
=?