document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698641>Question 698641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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" );
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document.write( "If he earns x amount each week for 2 weeks then the total money he has would be 2x+20. Now we can subtract anything he spent. Half of first week's pay would be x/2 so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+20-x/2-15-12+25 so this what he has after second paychecks and problems says that it was $20 less than two weeks pay so 2x-20. Now we can set them equal to each other and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+20-x/2-15-12+25=2x-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -x/2+18=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -x/2=-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x=76 So he makes $76 per week. </SPAN>\n" );
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