document.write( "Question 181056: Your weekly paycheck is 15 percent less than your coworker's. Your two paychecks total 680. Find the amount of each paycheck.
\n" ); document.write( "coworkers pay check is:
\n" ); document.write( "my pay check is: \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #135702 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the amount of your paycheck and coworker paycheck be a and b, respectively
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "a=b-.15b........eq 1
\n" ); document.write( "a+b=680.........eq 2
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to be .85b and plug that into eq 2
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( ".85b+b=680
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "1.85b=680
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"highlight%28b=367.57%29\"$ amount of coworkers pay check
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "$ $\"highlight%28a=680-367.57=312.43%29\"$ amount of your paycheck \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );