SOLUTION: A private school spent $860,000 in one year to pay all the teachers and administrators. The school has a total of 24 teachers and administrators combined if teachers make $35,000 p

Question 936520: A private school spent $860,000 in one year to pay all the teachers and administrators. The school has a total of 24 teachers and administrators combined if teachers make $35,000 per year and administrators make $40,000 per year, how many teachers and how many administrators does the schoolhouse?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of teachers
y = number of admins
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x + y = 24
35000x + 40000y = 860000
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x + y = 24
35000x + 40000y = 860000
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x = number of teachers = 20
y = number of admins = 4
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