document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=560487>Question 560487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A retired man gets paid ¾ of his regular salary. If his retirement pay amounts to $21,000, what was his regular salary? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #363914 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363914\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we can set this up as a proportion<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by cross multiplying we get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*x=21,000*4 which is 84000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=84000/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=28,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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