Two people earn $28,000. One earns $2,000 more than the other. How much is the smaller income

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Answer: the smaller income is $13,000

Explanation:

1. Use the following equations to represent the income(s)

x+y=28,000, x=y+2000

2. Substitute the second equation into the first equation to get:

(y+2000)+y=28,000

3. Simplify the equation above to get:

y=13,000

**Optional: To find the other income, substitute y=13,000 into x=y+2000

This will give you x=15,000

13,000 is smaller so that is the answer.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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Using the distance formula above,

distance between (15, -17) and (-20, -5)

$= \sqrt{[15 - ( - 20)]^{2} + [ - 17 - ( - 5)] {}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{(15 + 20)^{2} + ( - 17 + 5)^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{35 ^{2} + ( - 12) {}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{1225 + 144} \\ = \sqrt{1369} \\ = 37 \: units$