Question

Rita earns $16.00 per hour. If she gets a 3% raise, what will be her new hourly wage?

Answer 1

All percentages can be expressed as fractions or decimals. To find a percentage of a number, we multiply the percentage with the number. In this case:
3/100 * 16/1 = 48/100 = 0.48
Or:
0.03 * 16 = 0.48
Her new hourly wage would be $16.48

Answer 2

The answer would be 16.48 for her new hourly wage