SOLUTION: If Gloria received a 3% raise and is now making $21,620 a year, what was her salary before the raise?

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Question 664005: If Gloria received a 3% raise and is now making $21,620 a year, what was her salary before the raise?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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3% = 3/100 = .03
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x = $ pre-raise
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.03x + x = 21620
Combine x terms
1.03x = 21620
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Isolate x
%28cross%281.03%29x%2Fcross%281.03%29%29+=+%2821620%2F1.03%29
x = $20,990
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Check cartoon%28%0D%0A.03%2820990%29%2C%0D%0A630%2C%0D%0A20990+%2B+630%2C%0D%0A21620%29
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