We just need to find out what is 1% of 1500
We do that by multiplying them by each other.
but first lets change 1% into a decimal.
1% = 0.01
Now we multiply
1500 x 0.01 = 15
Since they are asking to increase 1500 we add 15
sooo
1500 + 15 = 1515
Your answer = 1515
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