document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4143>Question 4143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elena must get at least $120,000 for her house in order<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to break even with the original mortgage. If the real estate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "agent gets 6% of the selling price, then what should the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "selling price be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to use your example link for this question, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but the link errors out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Need help in setting up the variables for the equation.<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 #1836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AnlytcPhil><B>AnlytcPhil(1806)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=AnlytcPhil><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=AnlytcPhil><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Elena must get at least $120,000 for her house in order to break<BR>\n" );
document.write( "even with the original mortgage. If the real estate agent gets 6% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the selling price, then what should the selling price be? I <BR>\n" );
document.write( "tried to use your example link for this question, but the link <BR>\n" );
document.write( "errors out. Need help in setting up the variables for the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let $S = the selling price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ">>...the real estate agent gets 6% of the selling price...<<\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the real estate agent gets $0.06S, meaning that Elena gets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$S - $0.06S.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ">>...Elena must get at least $120,000...<<\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$S - $0.06S = $12000 (or more)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  1S - .06S = 12000  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.00S - .06S = 12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        .96S = 12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           S = 12000/.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           S = $12500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin \r<BR>\n" );
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