document.write( "Question 934097: If Gloria received a 3 percent raise and is now making $25,750 a year, what was her salary before the raise? \n" ); document.write( "

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let x = amount she made before the raise.
\n" ); document.write( "she got a 3% raise and is now making 25750.
\n" ); document.write( "x + .03 * x = 25750
\n" ); document.write( "factor out the x to get (1 + .03) * x = 25750
\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get 1.03 * x = 25750
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 1.03 to get x = 25750 / 1.03
\n" ); document.write( "that gets you x = 25000.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "she made 25000 before the raise.
\n" ); document.write( "her raise was 3% of 25000 which is equal to 7500.
\n" ); document.write( "25000 + 7500 = 25750 which is what she is making after the raise.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your solution is that she was making 25000 before the raise.
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