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Last year, Maria earned $ \$ 397 $ per week. This year, her salary increased to $ \$ 424 $ per week. What is the percent of increase?
$ 6.8 \% $
$ 93.6 \% $
$ 6.4 \% $
$ 93.2 \% $

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$\text{Percent Increase} \approx 6.7984\%$

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Step 1 ：$\text{Percent Increase} = \frac{\text{Increase}}{\text{Original Salary}} \times 100$

Step 2 ：$\text{Percent Increase} = \frac{424 - 397}{397} \times 100$

Step 3 ：$\text{Percent Increase} \approx 6.7984\%$