SOLUTION: A man and his wife earn $49,000 a year. The wife earns 40% of what his husband earns. In addition, their two children each earn 1/4of what their father earns. How much does the fam
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Question 270188: A man and his wife earn $49,000 a year. The wife earns 40% of what his husband earns. In addition, their two children each earn 1/4of what their father earns. How much does the family earn in 2 years? Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! From above we have:
(i) m + w = 49000
(ii) w = .40m
(iii) c = .25m
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step 1 - substituting (ii) into (i) we get
(iii) m + .4m = 49000
step 2 - combine like terms to get
(iv) 1.4m = 49000
step 3 - divide by 1.4 to get
(v) m = 35000
w = 14000
c = 8750
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In 2 years, the family ears 49000 + 49000 + 8750 + 8750 = 71400
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