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A total of 48 percent of parents would end financial support after completing education. The difference in the percentage who would end this support after completing college and after completing high school is 34 percent. Find the percentage of parents who would end financial support after a child completes college and the percentage who would end financial support after a child completes high school.

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c = the percentage of parents who would end financial support after a child completes college


h = the percentage of parents who would end financial support after a child completes high school


A total of 48 percent of parents would end financial support after completing education:


c + h = 48


The difference in the percentage who would end this support after completing college and after completing high school is 34 percent:


c - h = 34


By solving the system of equations:


c + h = 48


c - h = 34


we find:


c = 41%


h = 7%


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The percentage of parents who would end financial support after a child completes college is 41%


The percentage of parents who would end financial support after a child completes high school is 7%.