document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=345434>Question 345434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesperson's weekly paycheck is 25% less than her coworker's paycheck. The two paychecks total $655. Find the amount of each paycheck. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #247043 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><B>haileytucki(390)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=haileytucki><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=haileytucki><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=247043\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=655_x=3y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move all terms containing variables to the left-hand side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=655_x-3y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the first equation by -1 to make the coefficients of x have opposite signs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(x+y)=-(655)_x-3y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -1 by the 655 inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(x+y)=-655_x-3y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -1 by each term inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-y=-655_x-3y=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two equations together to eliminate x from the system.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x-3y=0_<U>- x-y=-655<u>_  -4y=-655\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(655)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the value found for y into the original equation to solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-((655)/(4))=-655\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -1 by each term inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x-(655)/(4)=-655\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move all terms not containing x to the right-hand side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-(1965)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply -x by -1 to get x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-(1965)/(4)*-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each term in the equation by -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(1965)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the final solution to the independent system of equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(655)/(4)_x=(1965)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(655)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The approximate value of (655)/(4) is 163.75.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$163.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1965)/(4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The approximate value of (1965)/((4)) is 491.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "491.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "491.25+163.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check the answers of 163.75 AND 491.25:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 163.75 to 491.25 to get 655.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "655 </SPAN>\n" );
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