Rosas monthly salary is $162.50. Her company told her she will be getting a raise of 6.5% of her current salary. What is her monthly salary after the raise

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Answer:

$173.06

Step-by-step explanation:

Think of "her new monthly salary" as the sum of "her monthly salary plus a 6.5% increase.  Multiplying "her monthly salary" by 1.065 will produce a result that includes both the original monthly salary and the increase:

1.065($162.50) = $173.06