Answer
22.50 dollars
Work Step by Step
We find the amount she paid originally:
$$ =25\times 7.75 \\ = 193.75$$
With the new minimum wage, she makes:
$$ =25\times 8.65 \\ =216.25$$
The difference is:
$$ =216.25-193.75 \\ = 22.5$$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.4 Multiplying Decimal Numbers - 4.4 Exercises - Page 295: 55
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