Question

Sofia got a raise from her annual salary of $43,000 to $44,505. whay percent was her raise?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{ The raise is given by} \\ R=1-\frac{\text{ Final salary}}{\text{ Initial salary}} \\ \\ R=1-(44505)/(43000) \\ \\ R=1-1.035 \\ R=0.035 \\ \text{ thus the increment is }3.5\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`