document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1110451>Question 1110451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a retail store the owner earns 1/4 more than the manager earns the manager is earning what percentage of the owners salary? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #725420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=725420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x equal what the store owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let y equal what the manager makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the store owner makes 1/4 more than the manager makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means the owner makes x + 1/4 * x = 5/4 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the owner makes y, then you get y = 5/4 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 4/5 * y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the owner makes 5/4 * x which is 5/4 * the salary that the manager makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the manager makes 4/5 * y which is 4/5 * the salary that the owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the owner makes 5/4 * x which is equal to 1.25 * x which is equal to 125% * the salary that the manager makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the manager makes 4/5 * y which is equal to .8 * y which is equal to 80% * the salary that the owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "125% * the salary that the manager makes is 25% more than the manager makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80% * the salary that the owner makes is 20% less than the owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume the manager makes 1000 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the owner makes 25% more, then the owner makes 1250 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1250 that the owner makes minus 1000 that the manager makes is equal to 250.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the difference between what the manager makes and the owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250 / 1250 = .2 = 20% less than what the owner makes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250 / 1000 = .25 = 25% more than what the manager makes. </SPAN>\n" );
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