document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170710>Question 1170710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ferhiz is 45 and pays $2500 on her mortgage each month while her total take-home pay is $71,400 per<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year. The national average, for those aged 35  -  64, on housing costs is 35% of income. What percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of Ferhiz’s income does she spend on housing? Is this more or less than the national average? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #795601 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=795601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2500 * 12 = 30,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide that by 71,400 to get .42....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the national average is .35, this is above that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that % = per hundred, therefore 35% = 35/100 = .35\r<BR>\n" );
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