Question

And employee salary increased by $4500 which represents a 15% raise what is the rate of the increase

Answer 1

The answer is 5,175.

Explanation:

You take $4,500 and multiply if by 0.15 and you get 675. Then you take the 675 and add it to the original salary of $4,500 and get 5,175.

Answer 2

Answer: $5,175. That's because you do $4,500 times the new 15% increase (0.15) and you get the actual amount it increased. Then add the salary before the increase.