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The question in the image asks to find the average yearly salary of individuals with two different final degrees, given the following:

- The average yearly salary for someone with a master's degree is **$36 thousand** (or $36,000).
- The average yearly salary for someone with a bachelor's degree is **less than twice** this amount.
- Combined, the two individuals (one with a master's degree and the other with a bachelor's degree) earn a total of **$114 thousand** (or $114,000).

Let:
- $ x $ = the salary for the individual with the bachelor's degree.

According to the problem:
- The bachelor's salary is **less than twice** the master's salary, so we have:  
  $ x = 2(36,000) - y $ where $ y $ represents the amount by which it is less than twice.
- The combined salary of the two individuals is $114,000:  
  $ 36,000 + x = 114,000 $.

Now, we can solve for the bachelor's degree salary $ x $.

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Suppose the average yearly salary of an individual whose final degree is a master's is $36 thousand and less than twice that of an individual whose final degree is a bachelor's. Combined, two people with each of these educational attainments earn $114 thousand. Find the average yearly salary of an individual with each of these final degrees.

This problem asks students to solve for the average yearly salary of individuals with a master's and a bachelor's degree based on a system of linear equations. The master's salary is $36 thousand, and the combined salary is $114 thousand. The bachelor's salary is less than twice the master's.

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