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Gary earns $\$ 15$ per hour at his job. He recently received a $7 \%$ raise. How much per hour was his raise? What is his new hourly rate?
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We do this by multiplying Gary's current hourly rate by the percentage of the raise. In mathematical terms, this is represented as $15 \times 0.07$. Show more…
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