document.write( "Question 345434: 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.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #247064 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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.) \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let the coworker's paycheck be C\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the salesperson's paycheck is 25% less than her coworker's paycheck, then the salesperson's paycheck is .75C\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the two paychecks = $655, we'll have: C + .75C = 655\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.75C = 655\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C, or coworker's paycheck = \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Salesperson's paycheck = $655.00 - $374.29 = $ |