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An assistant receives a 3% raise, bringing the salary to 43,005. What was the salary before the raise
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\n" ); document.write( "Let original salary be \"x\":
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\n" ); document.write( "x - 0.03x = 43,005
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\n" ); document.write( "0.97x = 43,005
\n" ); document.write( "x = 43,005/0.97
\n" ); document.write( "x = $44335.05
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