Moe earns 14 percent more than her husband Joe. Together they make 68000 per year. What is Joe’s annual salary?
I'm not sure if this is a proportional problem.
Wait how is this physics??
I think it's about sig figs for physics.
Ohh my bad sorry
Let J be what Joe earns.
J + 1.14J = 2.14J = 68000.
J = 31,775.70
Round to three sig figs: $31,800.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation and use the information given.
Let's start by assuming Joe's annual salary as "x". Since Moe earns 14 percent more than Joe, her annual salary would be (x + 14% of x) or (x + 0.14x), which simplifies to 1.14x.
According to the problem, their combined annual income is $68,000. So we can set up the equation as follows:
x + 1.14x = 68000
To solve for x, we combine like terms:
2.14x = 68000
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 2.14 to isolate x:
x = 68000 / 2.14
Using a calculator, we can find:
x ≈ 31,775.70
Therefore, Joe's annual salary is approximately $31,775.70.