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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document.write( "Let assume that his salary is 40x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then he spent   = 8x  and   = 5x, \r\n" );
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document.write( "or, in total,  8x+ 5x = 13x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, he has left  40x - 13x = 27x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    27x = 1431,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we find  x = 1431/27 = 53.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, his salary is  40*53 = 2120 dollars.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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