SOLUTION: Can you help me with this equation? An executive in an engineering firm earns a monthly salary plus a Christmas bonus of $8,700. If she earns a total of $97,000 per year, what i

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An executive in an engineering firm earns a monthly salary plus a Christmas bonus of $8,700. If she earns a total of $97,000 per year, what is her monthly salary?

Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12x+8,700=97,000
12x=97,000-8,700
12x=88,300
x=88,300/12
x=$7,538.33 is her monthly salary.

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