Question

Rita earns $17.00 per hour. If she gets a 6% raise, what will be her new hourly wage?

Answer 1

Her new hourly wage is $18.02.

Answer 2

The best thing to do is to find 1% and then multiply it by 6.
To do this, you have to divide 17.00 by 100
17.00/100= 0.17
0.17*6= 1.02
Therefore, her hourly increase is $1.02
Making her new hourly rate $18.02 
Hope this helps :)