Question

1.

Carmen is receiving a raise of 6% on her salary. In order to directly calculate her new salary.
she can multiply her old salary by which of the following?
(1) 6
(2) 1.006
(3) 1.06
(4) 1.6

Answer 1

(3) 1.06

Explanation:

We know

Her old salary = 100%

Carmen is receiving a raise of 6% on her salary

100 + 6 = 106%

So, her new salary will be 106% of her old salary

106% = 1.06

So, she can multiply her old salary by 1.06 to get her new salary.