document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=844692>Question 844692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ON the lessons that involve finding the systems of equations...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  one newspaper reported that the Mayor received a salary increased of 5 percent. Another paper reported that the Mayor's salary went up $2000. What was the mayor's salary before the increase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think one equation might be s+2,000=n (s being original salary and n being the new salary), but I am not positive. thank you for your time!   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508899 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=508899\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 2 reports are saying that 5% of the mayors salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amounted to $2,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the mayor's salary before the increase<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.05s+=+2000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.05s+=+2000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+=+40000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+=+40000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mayor's salary was $40,000 before the increase<BR>\n" );
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