SOLUTION: Please help me with the equation: Each month, Sophie spends 8/24 of her monthly income on rent. Her car payment is $300, which is 1/3 as much as her rent. What is Sophie's annual i

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Question 821138: Please help me with the equation: Each month, Sophie spends 8/24 of her monthly income on rent. Her car payment is $300, which is 1/3 as much as her rent. What is Sophie's annual income?
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me with the equation: Each month, Sophie spends 8/24 of her monthly income on rent. Her car payment is $300, which is 1/3 as much as her rent. What is Sophie's annual income?
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Let her monthly salary be "x":
Equations:
rent = (1/3)x
(1/3)rent = 300
rent = 3*300 = 900
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x = 3*rent = 3*900 = $2700
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me with the equation: Each month, Sophie spends 8/24 of her monthly income on rent. Her car payment is $300, which is 1/3 as much as her rent. What is Sophie's annual income?
-thanks!!!

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