Problema Solution

Your weekly paycheck is 30 percent less than your coworker's. Your two paychecks total 760 . Find the amount of each paycheck.

Your coworker's is _______: and yours is __________ .

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x = your co-workers paycheck

x + 0.7x = 760

1.7x = 760

x = 760/1.7 = $447.06 = your co-workers paycheck

Your paycheck = 760 - 447.06  = $312.94