document.write( "Question 1196291: If Paul has $1431 left after spending 1/5 of his monthly salary for rent and 1/8 of his monthly salary for his credit card bill, what was his monthly salary? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " If Paul has $1431 left after spending 1/5 of his monthly salary for rent and 1/8 of his monthly salary for his credit card bill, what was his monthly salary?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let \"x\" be Paul’s monthly salary\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "spending \"1%2F5\" of his monthly salary for rent and \"1%2F8\" of his monthly salary for his credit card bill, he spend in total \"%281%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F8%29x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Paul has $\"1431\" left after spending, then his monthly salary is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%281%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F8%29x%2B1431\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-%281%2F5%29x-%281%2F8%29x=1431\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2827x%29%2F40=1431\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27x=40%2A1431\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=57240%2F27\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2120\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "his monthly salary was $\"2120\"\r
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