document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92953>Question 92953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Enrique puts 12% of his monthly paycheck in an IRA.  If he invests $72 in his IRA, how much was his paycheck? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the formula for percent:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Part%2FWhole%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Part%2FWhole%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Percent%2F100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Percent%2F100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug-in the values and solve for the unknown variable (whole)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2472%2FWhole%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2472%2FWhole%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2F100%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2F100%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2872%29%28100%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2872%29%28100%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Whole%29%2812%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Whole%29%2812%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  [Cross-multiply]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7200=(Whole)(12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287200%2F12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287200%2F12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=Whole<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600=Whole<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(600)(.12)=$72.00<BR>\n" );
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