SOLUTION: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $134 per day and general laborers $89 per day. If 34 people were hired and the payro
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Question 1093737: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $134 per day and general laborers $89 per day. If 34 people were hired and the payroll was $4196, how many heavy equipment operators were employed? How many laborers?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
write two equations
first number of employees
h+g=34
second pay
134h+89g=4196
h+g=34
134h+89g=4196
89h+89g=34*89=3026
134h-89h=4196-3026
45h=1170
h=26
g=34-26
g=8
check
134h+89g=4196
134*26+89*8=4196
4196=4196
ok
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