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If you offered an 11% increase in salary followed by a 10% decrease in salary, should you accept the offer? Please explain. Thank you very much :)
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1.11 * .9 = .999
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document.write( ".999 is less than 1, and so, is less than your original salary, before the offer was made. 
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document.write( "Assuming the offers were made simultaneously, DO NOT TAKE IT!!
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document.write( "If not, decide what to do based on how long you'll be getting the increase and the reduction. \n" );
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