SOLUTION: Jim earned $45,900 in 2013, a 17.5% increase over 2012 earnings. What were 2012 earnings, show how to arrive at solution.
Algebra.Com
Question 1067076: Jim earned $45,900 in 2013, a 17.5% increase over 2012 earnings. What were 2012 earnings, show how to arrive at solution.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jim earned $45,900 in 2013, a 17.5% increase over 2012 earnings. What were 2012 earnings, show how to arrive at solution.
------
2012 earnings:: x
2013 earnings:: 1.175x = 45,900
x = 45,900/1.175 = $39063.83
----------
Cheers,
Stan H.
------------
RELATED QUESTIONS
In 2011, Jim Goodman, an employee at Walgreens, earned $40,000, an increase of 6.00% over (answered by Cromlix)
In 2007, Jim earned $45,900, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year. What were Jim's (answered by stanbon)
Jim Goodman, an employee at Walgreens, earned $48,600, an increase of 16.6% over the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
DATA
Date Amazon.com Citigroup S&P 500 Rf
1/3/2012 179.03 28.26 1277.06 0.02
1/4/2012... (answered by solver91311)
DATA
1/3/2012 179.03 28.26 1277.06 0.02
1/4/2012 177.51 28.1 1277.3 0.02
1/5/2012... (answered by solver91311)
hello,
1. Temperature conditions at the arctic pole changed from -15°F to
-30°F during... (answered by ewatrrr)
Date Amazon.com Citigrou S&P500 Rf
03/01/2012 179.03 28.26 1277.06 0.02
04/01/2012... (answered by Fombitz,richwmiller)
The profit earnings for XYZ co. are reported quarterly. The earnings as a % of the yearly (answered by Theo)
How to answer this... (answered by richwmiller)