Question

If Denise recieved a 6 percent raise and is now making $25,550 per year, what was her salary before?

Answer 1

Let x=her salary before
6% =.06
.06x=amount of her raise.
x+.06x=$25,550
1.06x=$25,550 (combining like terms
x=$25.550/1.06 dividing both sides by 1.06
x=$24,103.77 salary before rounding off: $24,104