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A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker
receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his salary is Rs.22702.68

What was his salary to begin with?

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A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his sala..

Answer / guest

Assume his salary was Rs. X

He earns 5% raise. So his salary is (105*X)/100

A year later he receives 2.5% cut.
So his salary is ((105*X)/100)*(97.5/100)
which is Rs. 22702.68

So Ans is Rs.22176

Is This Answer Correct ?    31 Yes 8 No

A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his sala..

Answer / rose

i too agree with Guest.

the answer is 22176 Rs.

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A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his sala..

Answer / sunil902

22135.11

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 7 No

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