Earl Miller receives an annual salary of $30,000. Today, his boss, Jay, informs him he will be getting a $3,500 raise. What percent of his old salary is the $3,500 raise? Round answer to nearest hundredth percent.

Respuesta :

11.67%

You can get this by dividing the raise by the original amount. 

Answer:11.67%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Earl Miller receives an annual salary of $30,000.

Today, his boss, Jay, informs him he will be getting a $3,500 raise.

The percent of his old salary is the $3,500 raise :-

[tex]\dfrac{3500}{30000}\times100\%\\\\=11.6666666667\%\approx11.67\%\ \ ( \text{Rounded to nearest hundredth percent.})[/tex]

Hence, the $3,500 raise is about 11.67% of his old salary.

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