Problema Solution
An employees new salary is $19,110 after getting a 5% raise. What was the salary befire the increase in pay?
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use the proprtion is/of = %/100
since this is the salary AFTER the 5% raise, $19,110 is 105% of the original salary
19110/x = 105/100 cross multiply to solve
1911000 = 105x
divide both sides by 105
18200 = x
therefore, their original salary before the pay increase as $18,200