SOLUTION: John and Musa income 5:3 John income increases by 12% John income is 5600 and the total of their income is 9600 find Musa income and indicate any change

Question 1206056: John and Musa income 5:3 John income increases by 12% John income is 5600 and the total of their income is 9600 find Musa income and indicate any change
Answer by greenestamps(13216) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Not clear....

The way I read it, John's income is 5600 and the total of their income is 9600; that means Musa's income is 4000. The problem says nothing about Musa's income changing, so apparently the change in his income was 0.

ANSWERS: Musa's income is 4000; the change in his income was 0

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