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the Suarez family spends 30% of their monthly income on the house payment. if the house payment is $1,200 , what is the family's income?

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360 dollars

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\\ \text{Let the family's monthly income is x dollars.}\\ \text{Given that the Suarez family spends }30\% \text{ of their monthly income on}\\ \text{the house payment. so the amount spend on the house payment is}\\ \\ =30\% \text{ of }x\\ \\ =0.30* x\\ \\ =0.30x\\ \\ \text{Also given that the house paymet is }\$1200, \text{ so equating above expression}\\ \text{to this amount, we have}\\ \\ 0.30x=1200\\ \\ \Rightarrow x=(1200)/(0.30)\\ \\ \Rightarrow x=4000

Hence the monthly income of the family is $4000

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