document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622625>Question 622625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jan brings in a check for $2941. She wants to get $100 in cash, put 20% of the remaining amount into her savings account, and then put the rest into her checking account. How much money will jan be putting into her checking account? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with $2941.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She gets $100 in cash so 2941-100 = 2841 left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now 20% of this: 20 per cent can be written as 20 parts per 'cent' (or 100) i.e. 20/100 or 0.20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So multiply 0.20 by 2841 to give 20% of this amount = $568.20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So $568.20 goes into the savings.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So take this amount from 2841 to find how much is left to put into the checking account:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2841 - 568.20 = $2272.80 </SPAN>\n" );
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