SOLUTION: an assistant receives a 9% raise, bringing the salary to $47,386. What was the salary before the raise?

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Question 166569: an assistant receives a 9% raise, bringing the salary to $47,386. What was the salary before the raise?
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original salary call s
sos%2B.09%28s%29=47386---> 1.09s=47386--->s=%2443473rounded