document.write( "Question 457313: My weekly paycheck is 15% less than my coworker's. The two paychecks total:$645 Find the amount of each paycheck. Answer: co-worker $348.65 my ck $296.35 Need the steps, I keep coming up with the wrong answer, frustrated. Thank you \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #313797 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"a\"$ = the larger paycheck
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"b\"$ = the smaller paycheck
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+a+-+.15a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+.85a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+645+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+%2B+.85a+=+645+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+1.85a+=+645+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+348.65+\"$ (rounded off )
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+645+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+348.65+%2B+b+=+645+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+645+-+348.65+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+296.35+\"$ (rounded off)\r
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