Problema Solution

A worker earns a 7% pay raise. A year later the same worker receives a 3% cut in salary. Her salary is now $49,000. What was her starting salary before the pay raise?

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her starting salary before the pay raise is x

The equation is

x*(1+7%)*(1-3%)= $49,000

x = $47,210.7

SO

her starting salary before the pay raise is $47,210.7