The tuition at a certain college was $29,793 last year and increased 5.3% from last year to the current year. How much is this year's tuition?

First convert 5.3% into a decimal 5.3% = .053
Then multiply by last years tuition 29,793 x .053 = 1,579.02 this is the amount that tuition is increased by. Now add this to last years tuition. 29793+ 1579.02 = 31,372.029