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PLEASE HELP WITH EXPLANATION

Mary always saved 45% of his salary. When his salary decreased by 20% in April, his savings decreased by $180.
How much was Mary’s salary before the decease?

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Answer:

Is Mary a guy? :|

Explanation:

I did this by just a good guess , not really the right way

2000*.45=900 ( 900 is the old savings)

2000*.2 =400 ( how much her salary went down by )

2000-400=1600 ( new salary )

1600*.45 = 720 ( 45% of new salary is new savings

900-720=180 ( change in savings is 180 , the amount the question asks for)

Mary's old salary was 2,000

User JayAnn
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Explanation:

PLEASE HELP WITH EXPLANATION Mary always saved 45% of his salary. When his salary-example-1
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