Mrs. Anderson just received a promotion. She will get a 25% raise to her annual salary of $68,477. What is Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary?

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Patrick Wozniak · Answer 1 · 2020-03-14T08:08:13+0000

Answer:

Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary is
$\$85,596.25$

Explanation:

Let

x------> Mrs. Anderson's new annual salary

we know that

$100\%+25\% =125\% =(125)/(100)=1.25$

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

$x=1.25*\$68,477$

$x=\$85,596.25$