document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=540794>Question 540794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I am having trouble doing word problems. Here are the directions:        Solve using the five-step problem-solving process. Show all steps necessary to arrive at your solution. Here is the question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   A woman earns 15% more than her husband. Together they make $69,875 per year. Find both salaries.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><B>jpg7n16(66)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><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=353871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start by turning the words into equations. \"A woman earns 15% more than her husband.\" What does that mean in numbers? It means she makes 115% of what he does.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=1.15%2AH ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=1.15%2AH\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Part 2 of the problem. \"Together they make $69,875.\" Stated another way, when you add his and her salary together, it equals 69,875. How can you turn that into an equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2BH=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2BH=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you need to solve for either the wife's or husband's salary, and use that answer to figure out what the other made. We do this by substituting 1 equation into the other. Since we already know what W equals, let's plug it in and see what happens:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2BH=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2BH=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.15H%2BH=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.15H%2BH=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.15H=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.15H=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H=32500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H=32500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we know he makes $32,500 per year. 1 down, 1 to go. Now just pick a formula and subsitute in $32,500 for H. It doesn't matter which one you pick, you'll get the same answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2BH=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2BH=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2B32500=69875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2B32500=69875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=69875-32500=37375 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=69875-32500=37375\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or using the other one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=1.15%2AH ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=1.15%2AH\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=1.15%2A32500=37375 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=1.15%2A32500=37375\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Either way, you now have the two salaries. He makes $32,500 and she makes $37,375. </SPAN>\n" );
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