document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698678>Question 698678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help mark had $20 before he began earning the same amount each week at his new job he used half of his first week's pay to pay back a loan. he spent $15 at the movies and $12 on a book and got $25 for his birthday after his second paycheck he had$20 less than two weeks pay combined how much is his paycheck? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #430942 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=430942\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = amount of each paycheck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+2x - x/2 -15-12+25=2x-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x/2=-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$76.<BR>\n" );
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