Question

Ashley is making $500 a week at her job . She receives a 20 percent pay raise. A year later she takes a 5 percent cut. How much does she make per week now

Answer 1

$570

Explanation:

500 * 1.2 = $600 after 20% pay raise

600 * .95 = $570 after 5% pay cut

Answer 2

Answer: she makes $570 per week now.

Explanation:

Ashley is making $500 a week at her job . She receives a 20 percent pay raise. The amount of raise that she received is

20/100 × 500 = 0.2 × 500 = 100

Her new pay per week becomes

500 + 100 = $600

A year later she takes a 5 percent cut. This means that her pay was reduced and the amount by which it was reduced is

5/100 × 600 = 0.05 × 600 = 30

The amount that she makes per week now would be

600 - 30 = $570