human
Cary starts working at Game Stop for $10/hour. She gets a 20% raise the first year, but the second year the company's profits decrease and her pay is cut to 75% of what it used to be. How much does Cary make now?
assistant
How much did Cary's raise amount to? ** First find the amount of Cary's raise by multiplying $10 by 20%: $10 * .2 = $<<10*.2=2>>2.
How much did Cary make after one year? ** Then add Cary's raise to her initial wage to find her wage after one year: $10 + $2 = $<<10+2=12>>12.
How much does Cary make now? ** Then multiply that wage by 75% to find Cary's wage after her pay cut: $12 * .75 = $<<12*.75=9>>9.
#### 9