Question 339543
Last year's tuition = $25,228

Percent increase = 5.7%

Let T = current year's tuition

NOTE:  I selected the letter T but you can use letter of choice.


We write 5.7% in decimal form.  It turns out to be 0.057.

Then $25,228 times 0.057 = $1437.996

T = $25,228 + $1437.996

T = $26665.996

T = $26,665