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A person earns 16000 one year and gets a 5% raise in salary. What is the new salary?

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Answer:

The new yearly salary is $16,800

Explanation:

Amount of raise.

5% = 0.05

Multiply the original salary times the percentage of the raise.

$16000 * 0.05 = $800

New salary .

$16000 + $800 = $16,800

One-step Solution

$16000+($16000 * 0.05) =$16,800

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