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document.write( "Barry spent 1/5 of his monthly salary for rent and 1/8 of his monthly salary for his utility bill. If $1188 was left, what was his monthly salary?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Fraction of monthly salary spent: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+1%2F5+%2B+1%2F8%2C+%22=%22%2C+13%2F40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+1%2F5+%2B+1%2F8%2C+%22=%22%2C+13%2F40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fraction of monthly salary remaining: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+1+-+13%2F40%2C+%22=%22%2C+27%2F40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+1+-+13%2F40%2C+%22=%22%2C+27%2F40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With S being the monthly salary, and with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > representing $1,188, we get the following PROPORTION: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%282%2C3%2C+%2827%2F40%29%2F1%2C+%22=%22%2C+%221%2C188%22%2FS%2C%0D%0A27%2F40%2C+%22=%22%2C+%221%2C188%22%2FS%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "27S = 40(1,188) ------- Cross-multiplying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Monthly salary, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C5%2C+S%2C+%22=%22%2C+40%28%221%2C188%22%29%2F27%2C+%22=%22%2C+%22%241%2C760%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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