document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=473117>Question 473117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Children from the ages of four through twelve in the United States had a combined income of $20.3 billion in 1996. This was a 16% increase from 1995. What was their combined income in 1995? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the combined income in 1995.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 0.16x = 20.3 billion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.16x = 20.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 19.151 billion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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