SOLUTION: help An assistant receives a 5% raise bringing her salary to $42,280. What was her salary before.

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An assistant receives a 5% raise bringing her salary to $42,280. What was her salary before.
Answer by poliphob3.14(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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The salary was $x. the raise is 5x/100=x/20. since the salary now is $42,280 we
write the equation:
x%2Bx%2F20=42280, solving the equation we get:20x%2Bx=845600=>x=40%2C267
Answer:The salary before was $40,267.