document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287092>Question 287092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Gloria received a 9% raise and is making $23980, what was her salary before the raise? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what was her salary before the raise?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let her salary before the raise be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 0.09x = 23980<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1.09)x = 23980<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $22,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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