document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134731>Question 134731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please tell me what I am doing wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An employee's new salary is $28,140 after getting a 5% raise. What was the salary before the increase in pay?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just subtracted the 5% and came up with $26,733 as my answer. It was wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your time </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5% of 28,140 will be a larger number than 5% of a number smaller than 28,140.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let S be the old salary.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given that S + S*5% = 28140<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 5% of 26800 = 1340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 5% of 28140 = 1407  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you see how you made your error? </SPAN>\n" );
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