document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136099>Question 1136099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company reports, “During the second quarter, we earned $92,000. So for the first two quarters, we have earned only $11,000 in all.” Which equation BEST illustrates this situation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x +  92000 = 11000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where x is their \"earning\" in the 1-st quarter, which means that they actually loss 92000-11000 = 81000 in the first quarter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is how I interpret this strange statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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