The employees in a firm get an increase of 12% of their salaries.what will be the new salary of an employee who earns145naira a month

1 answer

To calculate the new salary after a 12% increase, you would use the following steps:

1. Calculate the amount of the increase.
2. Add that increase to the original salary.

Let's go through the calculations:

1. **Calculate the increase**:
\[
\text{Increase} = \text{Original Salary} \times \text{Percentage Increase}
\]
In this case,
\[
\text{Increase} = 145 \text{ naira} \times 0.12 = 17.4 \text{ naira}
\]

2. **Add the increase to the original salary**:
\[
\text{New Salary} = \text{Original Salary} + \text{Increase}
\]
So,
\[
\text{New Salary} = 145 \text{ naira} + 17.4 \text{ naira} = 162.4 \text{ naira}
\]

Therefore, the new salary of an employee who originally earns 145 naira a month, after a 12% increase, will be 162.4 naira a month.