a toy companies total payment for salaries for the first two months of 2005 is 23,894 write and solve an equation to find the salaries for the second month if the first month salaries are 12,455

Answer 1

To find the salaries for the second month, we can set up an equation based on the total payment for salaries over the two months.

Let's denote the salaries for the second month as \( x \).

According to the information provided:

• First month salaries = \( 12,455 \)
• Total salaries for the two months = \( 23,894 \)

We can set up the equation as follows:

\[ 12,455 + x = 23,894 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract \( 12,455 \) from both sides:

\[ x = 23,894 - 12,455 \]

2. Calculate the right side:

\[ x = 11,439 \]

Therefore, the salaries for the second month are \( 11,439 \).