<span>The minimum wage in 2003 was $5. Let denote this minimum wage with: W_min_2003. In 1996 the minimum wage was 15 the W_min_2003 ,so we can write: W_min_1996=15*W_min_2003=15*5 USD= 75 USD. The minimum wage in 1996 was 75 USD.</span>
Step-by-step explanation: 0. 1 is a pure repeating bicimal with a repeating cycle of one digit, so the fraction it converts to is 1/1; in other words, 1