Problema Solution
If James recieved a 9% raise and is now making $102,00 per year, what was his salary before the raise
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Let salary before raise was X
raise is of 9%
So, after raise salary will be X + 9% of X = X + 0.09X = 1.09X
As per question, salary after raise is $102,00 per year
So, 1.09X = $102,00
=> X = $102,00/1.09 = $9357.9
So, salary before raise was $9357.9