Question

I want to know the answer to an increase of 1.6% of $1252.00

Answer 1

It’s easy!
Since you’re increasing 1.6% to $1252 you write the expression as:
=1252+1.6% of 1252
=1252+(1.6/100)*1252
=1252+0.016*1252
=1252+20.032
=1272.032
That’s your final answer