document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265497>Question 265497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alyson opened a savings account with a deposit of $600. She withdrew $15 each day for the next 5 days, and then deposited her entire paycheck from Barney's Bagels, bringing her balance to $750. Then she remembered that she had promised to donate 25% of her paycheck to charity. How much should she withdraw from savings? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #195238 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=195238\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> She starts off with $600.00 in the bank.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She subtracts 5 * $15.00 = $75.00.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She is left with $525.00 in the bank.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She deposits her paycheck and is left with $750.00 in the bank.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her paycheck must have been $750.00 minus $525.00 = $225.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's because $525.00 plus $225.00 = $750.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She had promised to donate 25% of her paycheck to charity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means she had promised to donate .25 * $225.00 = $56.25 to charity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She needs to withdraw $56.25 from her bank account.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She is then left with $750.00 minus $56.25 = $693.75 in her bank account.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to the question is that she needs to withdraw $56.25 from savings.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She had $525.00 in the bank when she got her paycheck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If she paid the $56.25 right away, then she would only have been able to deposit $225.00 - $56.25 = $168.75 which would have brought her bank total up to $525.00 + $168.75 = $693.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either way she pays the $56.25 and is left with $693.75 in the bank after all is done.\r<BR>\n" );
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