document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526107>Question 526107</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Milo got promoted at work, he received a 5% pay raise. He now earns $71,400 per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was his annual salary before his raise? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What was his annual salary before his raise?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His annual salary was = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% of x = 5/100 * x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% of x = 5x/100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Salary before raise + 5% increase = Total Salary Now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5x/100 = 71400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 100 both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x+5x=71400 * 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105x=7140000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7140000/105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 68000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His salary before raise was = $68000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His annual salary was = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "105% x = 71400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105/100 * x = 71400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =  71400 * 100/105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7140000/105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 68000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His salary before raise was = $68000 </SPAN>\n" );
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