How do you translate the phrase to an algebraic expression: Your salary after a 7% salary increase if your salary before the increase?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-28T09:44:55

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Answer 2 · 2016-12-28T14:30:23

$(107x)/(100) = 1.07x$

Let's give a general answer to this question as no values are given.

Let's call the salary before the increase $$x$

$x$ represents the full salary - which is $100%$

If this is increased by $7%$ , the new amount will be:

$(100% +7%)$ of $x$

New salary = $(107x)/(100)$

This can also be give as a decimal: $1.07x$