Question

jane used $68 more than two fifths of her last paycheck to purchase a new surfboard. If the surfboard cost $289, find the amount of her paycheck.

Answer 1

Answer: Let x be the amount of Jane's paycheck.

We know that:

surfboard cost = $289

and jane used $68 more than two fifths of her last paycheck to purchase a new surfboard.

So we can set an equation as:

surfboard cost = 2/5 x + $68

289 = 2/5 x + 68

Now we can substitute the known value in the above equation:

289 = 2/5 x + 68

221 = 2/5 x

x = (2215) / 2 = 115 = 55

So the amount of her paycheck is $55.

Therefore, jane's last paycheck was $55.

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