An easy one for this crowd: I want to add 29.07% to the number $36000. How much more is $36000 when 29.07% is added?
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You want to add 29.07% of *what*?
The amount $36,000 is $36,000; it is what it is. Are you asking how much you'll have *after* you add [some amount] to $36,000?
It is difficult to provide corrections when it is not clear what the exercise is. Please provide the full and *exact* text of the question. When you reply, please include a clear listing of your thoughts and efforts so far, so that we can try to figure out what is going on. (For specifics, kindly please refer to "Read Before Posting".)
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You may be asking about increasing $36000 by 29.07%. This means adding 29.07% of $36000; calculate that percentage, and that is how much more the new value is than the old.
If you asked not "how much more", but "what is the new amount", of course, you would add the two numbers.
Are you asking how to find 29.07% of $36000?
If you need a lesson in percentages, try here:
Introduction to Percents
www.mathsisfun.com
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Wolfram Alpha can even interpret your question:
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(Of course, it can't tell if you ask the wrong question ...)
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(Of course, it can't tell if you ask the wrong question ...)