document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892757>Question 892757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> good morning. I need help in knowing the amount of mortage they obtained, may you please help I don't understand...................this is my question......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dan and Dawn purchased a house for $69,500. They had to make a down<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    payment of 20%. How much was the amount of the mortgage they obtained? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540758 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The down payment + mortgage = $69,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the down payment is 20%,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this means the down payment is 20% of $69500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.20*69500 = 13900 = $13900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the down payment + mortgage = 69500<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 13900 + mortgage = 69500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 13900 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( " mortgage = 69500 - 13900 = 55600 = $55,600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 13900 + 55600 = 69500 </SPAN>\n" );
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