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Question 1000345: I need help with this word problem. Andy earns $200 per week. Before Andy's pay is tripled, he earned twice as much as Mike. How much does Mike now earn per week? Is it: $100, $200, $300, $400 or $500? I can't get this to work using any of the answer options.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can try going along the description part by part.

Andy, now 200 dollars/week.

200 dollars per week is AFTER his pay was tripled. BEFORE TRIPLING of pay, Andy had pay %281%2F3%29200 dollars per week.

%281%2F3%29200 was 2%2AM, in which M is Mike's pay.

200%2F3=2%2AM

M=400%2F3
highlight%28M=133%29