document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309766>Question 309766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe had a balance of $60 in his account  immediately before he deposited his weekly salary. He wrote a check to the electric company for $30, a check to the telephone company for $90, and a check to the cable company for $40. He withdrew the remaining $350 to  spend on food and clothes. His friend Kate then paid him $75 she owed.What is Joe’s salary for this week?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) $375 (B) $450 (C) $510 (D) $525 (E) $585\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let his weekly salary = $ x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Total amount in his account = 60+x  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "He wrote a check to the electric company for $30, a check to the telephone company for $90, and a check to the cable company for $40.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total amount spent = 30+90+40 = $160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Balance amount in his account is  (60+x)-160 = 350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60+x = 350+160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 510-60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= $ 450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solution B                     </SPAN>\n" );
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