document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243161>Question 243161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Alvarez, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Chen are partners in a buisness that generated $500,000 in profits. You know Mr. Alvarez owns 40% of the buisness and that Mr. Chen has received 175,000 of the profits.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Find the amount of the profits that Mr. Alvarez and Mr. Brown should receive </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> profits = 500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alvarez owns 40% of the business so he should get 40% of the profits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4 * 500,000 = 200,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "chen gets 175,000 of the profits.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "brown gets the rest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500,000 - 200,000 - 175,000 = 500,000 - 375,000 = 125,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "alvarez gets 200,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chen gets 175,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "brown gets 125,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "alvarez owns 40% of the business<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chen must own 35% of the business<BR>\n" );
document.write( "brown must own 25% of the business\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would be true, if they split the profits according to their percent ownership in the business.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the assumption I made.\r<BR>\n" );
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