Calculating Pay Increases and Percentages

The video tutorial explains how to calculate Jenny's new hourly earnings after a 12% pay increase. Initially, Jenny earns $140 for 8 hours of work, which translates to $17.50 per hour. The tutorial demonstrates how to apply a 12% increase to her hourly rate, converting the percentage to a decimal for multiplication. The increase amounts to $2.10, which is then added to the original hourly rate, resulting in a new hourly earning of $19.60.

What is Jenny's original hourly wage before any increase?

• $18.00

• $20.00

• $17.50

• $15.00

How do you convert a percentage to a decimal for calculation purposes?

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by 10

• Add 0.1

• Divide by 100

What is the dollar amount of Jenny's pay increase?

• $1.50

• $3.00

• $2.10

• $2.50

What is Jenny's new hourly wage after the pay increase?

• $17.50

• $19.60

• $18.50

• $20.00

Which of the following steps is necessary to find the new hourly wage?

• Divide the original wage by the increase

• Multiply the original wage by the increase

• Subtract the increase from the original wage

• Add the increase to the original wage