SAT Question bd90f87e: Answer, Explanation & Desmos Solution

Year	US minimum wage (dollars per hour)
$1960$	$1.00$
$1970$	$1.60$
$1980$	$3.10$
$1990$	$3.80$
$2000$	$5.15$
$2010$	$7.25$

A table of the US minimum wage for $6$ different years is shown above. What was the percent increase of the minimum wage from $1960$ to $1970$ ?

Difficulty:Easy

$30%$

$60%$

$62.5%$

$120%$

Explanation