document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211472>Question 211472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a woman makes 15% more than her husband.Together they make 69,875 per year. what is the husbands annual salary? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then she earns x + 15%*x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As their total earning is $69875, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 15%*x = 69,875\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 0.15x = 69875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.15x = 69875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 69875/2.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32,500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the husband's annual salary is $32,500. </SPAN>\n" );
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