document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739971>Question 739971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have tried to solve the following GMAT math problem for hours!<BR>\n" );
document.write( " After spending 5/12 of his salary, a man has 140.00 dollars left.  What is his salary?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The choices given were :  200.00.    240.00.    300.00.  420.00      583.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is.  240.00 I just do not understand how they got their answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is based on the following:  the man did not spend 7/12 of his salary.  Ok, I got that understanding.   However, they say that 140.00 represents 7/12 of his salary(I have no idea why they say this?) Set up a proportion where S is equal to his salary:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/12 is equal to 140 divided by S. The answer is 240.00.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to figure out the value of 1/12 . Forget that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I set up the following proportion:   If 5/12 is equal to 140, then 7/12 is equal to what value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer I got was 336.00.  That was not one of the choices.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am completely stumped.  Kindly help me with this supposedly easy proportion problem.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sincerely, Ellen  Motoi </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #451435 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=451435\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Spent 5/12 of salary, still has 7/12 of salary which is 140 dollars.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F12%29%2AS=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F12%29%2AS=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where S is the salary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=140%2A12%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=140%2A12%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars. </SPAN>\n" );
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