document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264294>Question 264294</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 28% of my salary goes to federal income taxes.  If I pay $50,400 in taxes, what is my salary? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's represent the salary as \"x\". Now we can set up an equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28% times x=$50,400 or this can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".28x=50,400 Now divide .28 into both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=180,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go! You made $180,000 Not too bad, although it's too bad we have to pay so much in taxes!<BR>\n" );
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