SOLUTION: nancy is paid 4.00 a week more than helen. in 11 weeks helen earns as much as nacy does in 10 weeks. what is the weekly wage of each?

Question 944879: nancy is paid 4.00 a week more than helen. in 11 weeks helen earns as much as nacy does in 10 weeks. what is the weekly wage of each?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Uniform Rates, wages and pay-rates.
RT=W rate time wages

Let r be the pay rate per WEEK for Helen.
Nancy gets r+4 dollars per week.

, just the description transcribed into an equation.

------Helen's rate; so Nancy's rate is 44 dollars per week.
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