SOLUTION: An employee's new salary is $119,110 after getting a 5% raise. What was the salary before the increase in pay? Last year's salary was $

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Question 130273: An employee's new salary is $119,110 after getting a 5% raise. What was the salary before the increase in pay?
Last year's salary was $
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.05X=119,110
X=119,110/1.05
113,438.09 IS LAST YEAR'S SALARY.