SOLUTION
Her yearly salary is $29,000. With a cost of living increased by 2.6%, this means her salary should be inreased by
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{2.6}{100}\times29,000 \\ 2.6\times290 \\ =754 \end{gathered}[/tex]So her new salary should be
[tex]\begin{gathered} 29,000+754 \\ =29,754 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence the answer is $29,754
