SOLUTION: a secretary at the police department makes 8 less per hour than the dispatcher. the combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is 40. which equation could be used to

Question 1038607: a secretary at the police department makes 8 less per hour than the dispatcher. the combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is 40. which equation could be used to find the hourly wage of the dispatcher?
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a secretary at the police department makes 8 less per hour than the dispatcher. the combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is 40. which equation could be used to find the hourly wage of the dispatcher?
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d - s = 8
d + s = 40
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