document.write( "Question 611029: I need to write an equation and solve for the following: Together my sister and I have $1000. If 5% of my money is $6 more than 6% of my sister's money, how many dollars does my sister have?
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document.write( "David R. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #384747 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "You have = $x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5% of x = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your sister has = $y\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6% of y = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Together you have \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5% of your money is $6 more than 6% of your sister's money \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 100 both sides of above equation \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x from (1) to (2) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Divide by 11 both sides \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of y in (1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You have $600 \n" ); document.write( "Your sister has $400\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \n" ); document.write( "===== \n" ); document.write( "5% of your money = (600)(5%) = 600(5/100)=(6)(5)=30 \n" ); document.write( "6% of your sister money = (400)(6%) = (400)(6/100)=(4)(6)=24 and 6 more = 24+6 = 30\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |