Question

Super Grocery Store paid its cashiers $6.75 an hour. Since the store has come under new management, the cashiers make 25% more an hour. How much do the cashiers currently make an hour? Round answer to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

The current hourly pay is $8.44 approx

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

Super Grocery Store paid its cashiers $6.75 an hour

We are told that the cashiers make 25% more an hour

Required

The cashier's current hourly pay

Step two:

the current hourly pay will be

former pay + 25% of former pay

=6.75+0.25*6.75

=6.75+1.6875

$8.437

=$8.44 approx