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\n" ); document.write( "Mona earns three times as much as an actuary as she does as a writer. Her total income is $40,000 more than her brother. He makes half as much as Mona does as an actuary. What is Mona's salary as an actuary? \n" ); document.write( "
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Mona earns three times as much as an actuary as she does as a writer. Her total income is $40,000 more than her brother. He makes half as much as Mona does as an actuary. What is Mona's salary as an actuary?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let brother's salary be \"b\" ; Let Mona's salary be \"m\".
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATIONS:
\n" ); document.write( "m = b + 40000
\n" ); document.write( "b = (1/2)m
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute to get:
\n" ); document.write( "m = (1/2)m + 40000
\n" ); document.write( "(1/2)m = 40000
\n" ); document.write( "m = $80000 (Mona's salary)
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"b\":
\n" ); document.write( "b = (1/2)80000
\n" ); document.write( "b = $40000 (brother's salary)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r
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