document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50585>Question 50585</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321356918/algebrahomeworkh>College Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Investment Income: Tara paid one-half of her game-show winnings to the government for taxes. She invested one-third of her winnings in Jeff's copy shop at 14% interest and one-sixth of her winnings in Kaiser's German bakery at 12% interest. If she earned a total of $4000 on the investments in one year, how much did she win on the game show? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33657 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33657\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .14*X/3+.12*X/6=4000 OR .14X/3+.12X/6=4000 OR (.28X+.12X)/6=4000 OR .3X=24000 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR X=80000 WHICH REPRESENTS 1/3+1/6 OF HER TOTAL EARNINGS THUS HER TOTAL EARNINGS WERE 80000/(1/3+1/6) OR 80000/1/2 OR 80000/.5 OR $160,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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