can someone show me how to do these problems, I am really stuck.
1) next year a woman will receive a rise amounting to one-eighth of her weekly wage. Her weekly wage will then be £180. what is her present weekly wage.
2) A man sells his car £1620 and, as a result loses one-tenth of the price he paid for it. what price did he pay for it?
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can someone show me how to do these problems, I am really stuck.
1) next year a woman will receive a rise amounting to one-eighth of her weekly wage. Her weekly wage will then be £180. what is her present weekly wage.
Let x = her wage now
x + 1/8 x = 180
2) A man sells his car £1620 and, as a result loses one-tenth of the price he paid for it. what price did he pay for it?
Let x = the original price
x - 1/10 x = 1620
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