SOLUTION: Gloria received a 9% raise and is making $23980, what was her salary before the raise?
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Question 287092: Gloria received a 9% raise and is making $23980, what was her salary before the raise?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Gloria received a 9% raise and is making $23980,
what was her salary before the raise?
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Let her salary before the raise be "x".
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Equation:
x + 0.09x = 23980
(1.09)x = 23980
x = $22,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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