Problema Solution
Your weekly paycheck is 15% less than your coworker's. Your two paychecks total $900. Find the amount of each paycheck.
Your coworker's paycheck:
Your paycheck:
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Let
x = my paycheck
y = coworker's paycheck
x = y - (15/100)*y (my weekly paycheck is 15% less than coworker's)
x + y = 900 (two paychecks total $900)
The solutions of the system of equations
x + y = 900
x = (3/4)*y
are the answers we need
x = $385.715
y = $514.286
Your coworker's paycheck: $385.715
Your paycheck: $514.286