SOLUTION: an employee spends about 1330.00 a month.This sum is 70% of his monthly salary. How much does he receive a month?

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Question 621933: an employee spends about 1330.00 a month.This sum is 70% of his monthly salary. How much does he receive a month?
Answer by math-vortex(472) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi, there--
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Let the variable x be the employee's TOTAL salary.
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Represent 70% as a decimal number.
70% is 70 out of 100, or 0.70
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In algebra, "$1330 is 70% of the total salary," can be written as
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1330=0.70%2Ax
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Now solve for x. Divide both sides of the equation by 0.70.
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1330%2F0.70=%280.70%2Ax%29%2F0.70
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1900=x
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In the context of this problem, 1900=x means that the employee's total salary is $1900.
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Feel free to email me if any part of this does't make sense yet.
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~Figgy
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