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document.write( "An assistant receives a 5% raise bringing her salary to $42,280. What was her salary before. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Bx%2F20=42280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Bx%2F20=42280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, solving the equation we get:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20x%2Bx=845600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20x%2Bx=845600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=40%2C267 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=40%2C267\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:The salary before was $40,267. </SPAN>\n" );
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