题目
Mary’s annual income is $15,000 and John’s annual income is $18,000. By how much must Mary’s annual income increase so that it constitutes 55% of Mary and John’s combined income?
解析
已知玛丽的年收入为15,000美元,约翰的年收入为18,000美元。我们需要求出:玛丽的年收入必须增加多少,才能使其收入占两人总收入的55%?
设玛丽的收入增加 \(x\) 美元,那么方程为:
15,000 + x= (55/100)* (15,000 + x + 18000 )
15,000 + x = (11/20) * (33,000 + x)
300,000 + 20x = 11x + 363,000
9 x = 63,000
x = 7,000
所以,答案是选项C。