Due to the economy and not wanting to eliminate any jobs, all state employees were asked to accept a 4.5% reduction in their salaries. If the reduction to a state secretary's salary was $1890, what was the secretary's salary prior to the reduction?

The secretary's salary prior to the reduction was $42,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an equation:

The original secretary's salary (x) multiplied by the percentage reduction in decimal form (4.5/100) must be equal to the amount of the reduction (1890)

Mathematically speaking:

x (4.5/100)= 1890

Solving for x:

x (0.045)= 1890

x = 1890/ 0.045

x = 42,000

The secretary's salary prior to the reduction was $42,000.

what is the rest of the question? ?

step-by-step explanation:

assume that you have 3 different side lengths.   apply the pythagorean theorem here:   square each of the two shortest sides; call them a and b, so that their squares are a² and b².   also square the longest side, calling the result c².

now, if a² + b² = c² is true, the triangle is a right triangle; otherwise it is not a right triangle.