Question

You work for a company that awards a bonus at the end of the year if your company reaches certain goals. The bonus is paid as a percent of your yearly salary. If your yearly salary is $25,400.00 and your bonus is 3.5% of your salary, what will be your total pay for the year?

Answer 1

You need to add 3.5% of $25,400.00 to $25,400.00
In math, "of" usually means multiplication, so
3.5% of $25,400 = 3.5% * $25,400
Also, 3.5% = 0.035, so you need to calculate
0.035*25,400 + 25,400