SOLUTION: The owner of a small restaurant pays the cook $ 7.50/h and the waiter $ 5.60 /h. The total of
their wages last week was $ 434 . The waiter worked 12 more hours than the cook. Ho
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Question 1173677: The owner of a small restaurant pays the cook $ 7.50/h and the waiter $ 5.60 /h. The total of
their wages last week was $ 434 . The waiter worked 12 more hours than the cook. How many
hours did the waiter and the cook work ? (28h, 40h)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cook x hours
waiter x+12 hours
7.50x+5.60((x+12)
7.50x + 5.60x+67.20=434
13.1x=366.80
x=28 hours for cook
x+12=40 hours for waiter
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