document.write( "Question 437497: Melissa earns 10% more per hour than her friend Jonathan. Louise makes 25% less per hour than Jonathan. What us the ratio of Louise's salary to Melissa's? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #302657 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"m\"$ = Melissa's earnings/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"j\"$ = Jonathan's earnings/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"l\"$ = Louise's earnings/hr
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+j+%2B+.1j+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+l+=+j+-+.25j+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+j%2A%281+-+.25%29+=+l+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+j+=+l%2F.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+j%2A%28+1+%2B+.1%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+%28l%2F.75%29%2A1.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+l%2Fm+=+.75%2F1.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+l%2Fm+=+75%2F110+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+l%2Fm+=+15%2F22+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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