Question

the salary of a doctor is increased by 40% by what percentage should the new salary be reduced in order to restore the original salary​

Answer 1

Answer:

28%

Step-by-step explanation:

let the initial salary of doctor be 'x'

increase in salary = 40% = 40%(x)= 0.4x

modified salary = x + 0.4x = 1.4x

percentage of reduction to bring it back to original salary = 0.4x/1.4x = 0.28 = 28%