document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423771>Question 423771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Sportsman earns a 7% raise. A year later, the sportsman receives a 3.5% cut in pay, & now he earns Rs. 55478.9115 Can you tell me how much the sportsman was earning before? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #295484 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=295484\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the sportsman earn ibitially x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "increase in salary = 7%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His salary becomes x+0.07x= 1.07x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He gets a cut of 3.5% \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His salary becomes 1.07x - 1.07x*0.035<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His salary = 1.03x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.03x = 55478.9115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rs.53,863.0209.initially </SPAN>\n" );
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