SOLUTION: A worker gets an 8% pay raise and now makes $1600 per month. What was the workers old salary?

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Question 651303: A worker gets an 8% pay raise and now makes $1600 per month. What was the workers old salary?
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A worker gets an 8% pay raise and now makes $1600 per month. What was the workers old salary?
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Let x = old salary
then
x + .08x = 1600
x(1 + .08) = 1600
x(1.08) = 1600
x = 1600/1.08
x = $1481.48 per month