14. The chart shows the weekly pay for a number of part-time workers. Each worker gets a pay raise as shown. Worker Weekly Pay Weekly Pay Raise Meagan $210.00 $30.00 Carl $378.95 $45.50 Billi $410.50 $41.55 a) Which worker received the largest dollar increase? b) What is the percent increase for each worker? Give each answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. c) Which worker received the largest percent increase?

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14. The chart shows the weekly pay for
a number of part-time workers. Each
worker gets a pay raise as shown.
Worker Weekly Pay Weekly Pay Raise
Meagan
$210.00
$30.00
Carl
$378.95
$45.50
Billi
$410.50
$41.55
a) Which worker received the largest
dollar increase?
b) What is the percent increase for each
worker? Give each answer to the
nearest tenth of a percent.
c) Which worker received the largest
percent increase?
Transcribed Image Text:14. The chart shows the weekly pay for a number of part-time workers. Each worker gets a pay raise as shown. Worker Weekly Pay Weekly Pay Raise Meagan $210.00 $30.00 Carl $378.95 $45.50 Billi $410.50 $41.55 a) Which worker received the largest dollar increase? b) What is the percent increase for each worker? Give each answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. c) Which worker received the largest percent increase?
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