Question

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1. hal earns n dollars per hour. next month he will receive a 2% raise in pay per hour. the expression n + 0.02n is one way to represent hal’s pay per hour after the raise. write an equivalent simplified expression that will represent his pay per hour after the raise.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify like terms

The expression is \( n + 0.02n \). Here, \( n \) and \( 0.02n \) are like terms (both have the variable \( n \)).

Step2: Combine like terms

To combine them, we factor out \( n \): \( n(1 + 0.02) \). Then calculate \( 1 + 0.02 = 1.02 \). So the simplified expression is \( 1.02n \).

Answer:

\( 1.02n \)