Question

One newspaper reported that the mayor received a salary increase of 5%. Another paper reported that the mayor's salary went up $2000. What was the mayor's salary before the increase?

My teacher gave us a hint.

y= 1.05x.

Answer 1

Here's an easy way to solve this. Let x equal the mayor's salary before his/her raise.

0.05x = 2,000
x = ???

Answer 2

Thank you!

Answer 3

You're welcome.

Answer 4

you can also use the formula ur teacher gave, y= 1.05x,
where x = 2000
y = is the new salary= 1.05x2000