document.write( "Question 394289: My weekly salary is $40 less than twice my colleague's salary. If together our salaries total $2060, what is my salary? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "if your weekly salary $\"x\"$ is $ $\"40\"$ less than $\"twice\"$ your colleague's salary $\"y\"$ , you can write it as:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+40+=+2y\"$ ........(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " If together your salaries total $ $\"2060\"$ , you can write it as:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+=+2060\"$ ........(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to find out what is your salary, solve this system:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+40+=+2y\"$ ........(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+=+2060\"$ ........(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+40+=+2y\"$ ........(1).solve for $\"x\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+2y+-+40\"$ ........(1)......substitute in (2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y+-+40+%2B+y+=+2060\"$ ........(2)...solve for $\"y\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y+=+2060+%2B+40\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y+=+2100+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+2100%2F3+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+700+\"$ .....now find $\"x\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+2y+-+40\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+2%28700%29+-+40\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+1400+-+40\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+1360\"$ ........your salary\r
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