SOLUTION: Your weekly paycheck is 20% less than your coworker's. Both of the paychecks total $745. Find the amount of each paycheck. Should be two answers A) your paycheck B) co-worker paych
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Question 1127773: Your weekly paycheck is 20% less than your coworker's. Both of the paychecks total $745. Find the amount of each paycheck. Should be two answers A) your paycheck B) co-worker paycheck Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your weekly paycheck is 20% less than your coworker's. Both of the paychecks total $745. Find the amount of each paycheck. Should be two answers A) your paycheck B) co-worker paycheck
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Let coworker's paycheck be x.
Then your paycheck will be 0.8x.
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Equation:
x + 0.8x = 745
1.8x = 745
x = 745/1.8 = $486.11 (coworker's paycheck)
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0.8x = $388.89 (your paycheck)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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