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    Three employees at Starstruck's received equal raises, raising the total annual income of all 10 employees from $300,000 to $303,000. Each employee received a $3,000 raise. The new average annual income for each employee is $30,300. Without knowing the raises were equal, it would not be possible to determine how much each individual's raise was from the information given.

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    Three employees at Starstruck's received equal raises, raising the total annual income of all 10 employees from $300,000 to $303,000. Each employee received a $3,000 raise. The new average annual income for each employee is $30,300. Without knowing the raises were equal, it would not be possible to determine how much each individual's raise was from the information given.

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    Problem of the Week

    Problem B
    Raise a Buck at Starstruck’s

    Last year, the ten employees at Starstruck’s had an average annual income of
    $30 000 each. This year, three of them received equal raises in pay, raising the
    total annual income for all ten employees to $303 000.
    a) How much was the raise received by each of the three employees?
    b) What is the new average annual income of each of the ten employees this
    year?
    c) If the word “equal” is deleted from the given information, could you find the
    answer to part a)? Explain your reasoning.

    Starstruck's

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