SOLUTION: your weekly pay check is 25 % less than your co workers paycheck, the two pay checks put together is $875 what are the totals of the two paychecks

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Question 99436: your weekly pay check is 25 % less than your co workers paycheck, the two pay checks put together is $875 what are the totals of the two paychecks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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m = my paycheck
c = co-workers paycheck
m+=+c+-+.25c
m+=+%281+-+.25%29c
m+=+.75c
m+%2B+c+=+875
.75c+%2B+c+=+875
1.75c+=+875
c+=+500
m+=+.75c
m+=+.75%2A500
m+=+375
So, my paycheck is $375 and my co-workers is $500