Darren Williams receives a monthly income of $600 from a pension and some from Social Security. His wife, Laura, also receives a monthly income from Social Security, but only 70 percent of Darren's amount. If their monthly income is $1,800 per month, how much is Darren's monthly Social Security benefit?
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Answer: $705.88Step-by-step explanation:Let d represent Darren's monthly income from Social Security. Then 0.7d is the amount his wife receives. Their total monthly income is ... 600 + d + 0.7d = 1800 1.7d = 1200 . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 600, collect terms d = 1200/1.7 = 705.88Darren's monthly Social Security benefit is $705.88.