document.write( "Question 894567: Will you please help me with my math word problem. I tried every solution and I do not know how my professor got different answers than mine. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Luke L. owes $386.43 on his Visa account. He returns two items costing $22.02 and $31.63 for credit. Then he makes purchase of $49.00 and $95.44.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. How much should his payment be if he wants to pay off the balance on the account? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B. Instead of paying of the balance, he makes a payment of $300 and then incurs a finance charge of $24.23. What is the balance (amount owed) on his account?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "According to my professor the answer to letter A is $477.22.
\n" ); document.write( "My answer was $406.30
\n" ); document.write( "I do not know how my professor got the answer.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For Letter B I answered $-19.87 and he answered 201.45.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Will you please help me understand how he got the answers. Thank you.
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Will you please help me with my math word problem. I tried every solution and I do not know how my professor got different answers than mine. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Luke L. owes $386.43 on his Visa account. He returns two items costing $22.02 and $31.63 for credit. Then he makes purchase of $49.00 and $95.44.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. How much should his payment be if he wants to pay off the balance on the account? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B. Instead of paying of the balance, he makes a payment of $300 and then incurs a finance charge of $24.23. What is the balance (amount owed) on his account?
\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "According to my professor the answer to letter A is $477.22.
\n" ); document.write( "My answer was $406.30
\n" ); document.write( "I do not know how my professor got the answer.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For Letter B I answered $-19.87 and he answered 201.45.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Will you please help me understand how he got the answers. Thank you.
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document.write( "A.
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document.write( " $386.43
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document.write( "-$ 22.02 ----- Credit for returned item(s), which is SUBTRACTED
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document.write( " $364.41
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document.write( "-$ 31.63 ----- Credit for returned item(s), which is SUBTRACTED
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document.write( " $332.78
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document.write( "+$ 49.00 ----- Purchase of item(s), which is ADDED 
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document.write( " $381.78
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document.write( "+$ 95.44 ----- Purchase of item(s), which is ADDED
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document.write( "$ ---- Credit card balance or amount owed\r
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document.write( "B.
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document.write( "$ ---- Credit card balance or amount owed
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document.write( "-$300.00 ----- Payment made, which is SUBTRACTED
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document.write( " $177.22
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document.write( "+$ 24.23 ----- Finance charge, which is ADDED 
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document.write( "$ ---- Credit card balance or amount owed \n" );
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