Question

Kathleen's weekly salary was increased by 8 percent to $237.60 what was her weekly salary before increases?

Answer 1

Let the initial salary (before increase) be x. So, after 8% increase, it becomes 1.08x.

∴ $1.08x = 237.6$

∴$x = 220$

So, the salary before increase is $220

Answer 2

220$ is the correct answer