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In 1945, the federal minimum wage was $0.40/h. In 2015, the federal minimum wage is $7.25/h. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Respuesta :

from 0.40 to 7.25 is 7.25 - 0.40 or 6.85.

now, if we make 0.40 to be the 100%, what is 6.85 off of it in percentage?

[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 0.40&100\\ 6.85&p \end{array}\implies \cfrac{0.40}{6.85}=\cfrac{100}{p}\implies p=\cfrac{6.85\cdot 100}{0.40}[/tex]
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so this is how you do the math its very simple.

6.85 · 100 = 685

685 ÷ 0.40 = 1712.5

so your answer will be 1712.5