If your current salary is $\$ 41$ per hour and you earn a $3 \%$ raise, what is your new hourly rate?
Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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$ \boxed{42.23} $

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Step 1 ：Calculate the new hourly rate by multiplying the current salary by $1.03$

Step 2 ：$ \text{new\_hourly\_rate} = 41 \times 1.03 $

Step 3 ：$ \text{new\_hourly\_rate} = 42.23 $

Step 4 ：Round the new hourly rate to the nearest cent

Step 5 ：$ \text{rounded\_new\_hourly\_rate} = 42.23 $

Step 6 ：$ \boxed{42.23} $