document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133760>Question 1133760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A worker’s salary was reduced by x%. Find the percent by which the new salary would have to be raised to bring it back to the original amount. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #751014 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=751014\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If his salary is reduced by x%, his new salary is (100-x)/100 of his original salary, expressed as a fraction.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get back the original amount, we need to multiply by 100/(100-x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, if his salary is reduced by 20%, the new salary is 0.8 times the original salary. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we need to multiply by 1/0.8 = 1.25, or 125%. </SPAN>\n" );
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