document.write( "Question 407882: I need the easiest way to answer this type of question. If a bank account balance is 2102.04 and the bank charges a cash advance fee of 3.5 percent, what amount should the customer request in order to bring the account to a zero balance? \n" ); document.write( "

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If a bank account balance is 2102.04 and the bank charges a cash advance fee of 3.5 percent,
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\n" ); document.write( "Let a = amt requested to bring balance to 0
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\n" ); document.write( "2102.04 - (a + .035a) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "2102.04 - (1.035a) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "Simplify this to an equation of
\n" ); document.write( "1.035a = 2102.04
\n" ); document.write( "a = $\"2102.04%2F1.035\"$
\n" ); document.write( "a = $2,030.96
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that is true:
\n" ); document.write( "2030.96 + .035(2030.96) =
\n" ); document.write( "2030.96 + 71.08 = 2102.04
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\n" ); document.write( "I would request one cent less because those banks may not round it to .96
\n" ); document.write( "and then these crooks will say you have 1 cent overdraft and charge you an
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