Question 689766


"My salary next year will be 7% more than this year and I will take home $695.50 each week. How much am I taking home a week right now?"

What I tried:
7%(x) = 695.50
.07(x) =  6.9550
7x = 695.50
x = 99.36

Some extra steps, I suppose...I was writing out my thoughts as I went along. Thank you in advance!


Let your current weekly salary be S


Then it'll be S + .07S next year, and since the dollar amount that that future salary represents is $695.5, then:


S + .07S = 695.5


1.07S = 695.5


S, or current weekly salary = {{{695.5/1.07}}}, or ${{{highlight_green(650)}}}


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