document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103852>Question 103852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cindy gets a paycheck. She repays her brother $10 she owes him and spends $30 on gas. She then spends half of the remaining money on a tent. She buys a pair of shoes for $29.45 and has $17.75 left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the amount of her paycheck? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What was the amount of her paycheck?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount of her paycheck be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 10 - 30 -(1/2)(x-40) - 29.45 = 17.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-40 - (1/2)x + 20 = 47.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)x = 67.20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $134.40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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