SOLUTION: a woman makes 15% more than her husband.Together they make 69,875 per year. what is the husbands annual salary?
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Question 211472: a woman makes 15% more than her husband.Together they make 69,875 per year. what is the husbands annual salary?
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let x be her husband's annual income.
Then she earns x + 15%*x.
As their total earning is $69875, we have
x + x + 15%*x = 69,875
Solving for x, we have
x + x + 0.15x = 69875
2.15x = 69875
x = 69875/2.15
x=32,500
So the husband's annual salary is $32,500.
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