document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153669>Question 153669</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131139487/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   In news report ,profits of acompany this year(T) are often compared with those of last year (L),but actual values of of T and L are not always given.This year , a company had profits of $25 million more than last year.The profits were up 30%.Determine T and L from these data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   T+25 + L= 30%(T+25 + L)+T+25 + L </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113124 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113124\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"a company had profits of $25 million more than last year\" __ T=L+25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The profits were up 30%\" __ T=L+(30%)L __ T=1.3L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ L+25=1.3L __ subtracting L __ 25=.3L __ dividing by .3 __ 250/3=L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ T=(250/3)+25 __ T=325/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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