SOLUTION: John took a 6.3% pay cut to keep his job. If his new salary is $37,255, what was his salary before the pay cut. This has to be an easy problem, but I'm just not getting the rig

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Question 759022: John took a 6.3% pay cut to keep his job. If his new salary is $37,255, what was his salary before the pay cut.
This has to be an easy problem, but I'm just not getting the right answer no matter which way I formulate it.
Thank you!
Linda

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