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?


选项

A.

$3,000

B.

$4,000

C.

$7,000

D.

$11,000

E.

$25,000

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。
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