If you get a 25% raise at the end of your first year and now make 75,000/year, what was your starting salary?

If you get a 25% raise at the end of your first year and now make 75,0

1.	If you get a 25% raise at the end of your first year and now make 75,000/year, what was your starting salary?
Answer» LET ORIGINAL amount be X X (Original Amount) + X(25%) (Percentage Increase) = Final Amount 1.25X = 75000 X = 60,000 (Original Amount)