Question

This week Skyler got a promotion at work that came with a 3 % pay increase. If now his monthly salary is $ 2369 , how much was he making before the raise? Enter answer as a decimal. If needed round to the nearest Penny.

Answer 1

Let the amount Skyler was making before the rasie be x

He had 3% pay increase

In terms of percentage, his new salary is now 100% + 3% = 103% of x

that is

103% of x = $2369

`\begin{gathered} (103)/(100)x\text{ =2369} \\ 1.03x\text{ = 2369} \\ x=(2369)/(1.03) \\ x=2300 \end{gathered}`

The amount he was making before the rasie was $2300