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19-09-2022
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After a person gets a 2% raise in salary, the new salary is $11874. What was the original salary?

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19-09-2022

Answer:

Original salary was $11641.17

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the initial salary be x.

Set equation and solve for x:

x + 2% of x = 11874
x + x*2/100 = 11874
x + 0.02x = 11874
1.02x = 11874
x = 11874/1.02
x = 11641.17 (rounded to the nearest cent)

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