document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25862>Question 25862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your assistance please.  Here is the question:  Enrique puts 12% of his monthly paycheck in an IRA.  If he invests $72 in his IRA, how much was his paycheck?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let amount of his paycheck be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 12%(x)=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.12x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x=72/0.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$600 (amount of his paycheck)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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