document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=505782>Question 505782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Moe earns 11% more than her husband Joe. Together they make $ 62000 per year. What is Joe’s annual salary?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried finding 11% of 62000 which results in 6820 and then subtracting from the total salary. Then from the subtracted total i tried halving the total to find Joe's salary.    </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339978 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339978\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Salary of Joe = j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Salary of Moe = m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of both salaries (Joe + Moe) = 62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11% of j = j* 11% = j * 11/100 = 11j/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe earns 11% more than her husband Joe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = Joe's salary  + 11% of Joe's salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = j + 11j/100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Joe salary + Moe salary = Sum of salaries<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + j + 11j/100 = 62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + j + 11j/100 = 62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j + 11j/100 = 62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 100 both sides of above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100*2j + 100*(11j)/100] = 100*62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200j+11j=6200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "211j=6200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 211 both sides of above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "211j/211=6200000/211<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=29383.8862559\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Moe Salary = j + 11j/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of j in above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = 29383.8862559+11(29383.8862559)/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = 29383.8862559+323222.748814/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = 29383.8862559+3232.22748814<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moe Salary = 32616.11374\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Joe salary + Moe salary = Sum of salaries<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29383.8862559+32616.11374 = 62000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "62000=62000 \r<BR>\n" );
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