SOLUTION: fareed earned rs.36000 by working a part time for 9 months and full time for 2 months.at the same monthly wages ghyas earned Rs.31200 by working part time for 10 months and full ti
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Question 697410: fareed earned rs.36000 by working a part time for 9 months and full time for 2 months.at the same monthly wages ghyas earned Rs.31200 by working part time for 10 months and full time for 1 month.find the monthly wages for each type of work. ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = part-time rate of pay
Let = full-time rate of pay
given:
Fareed:
(1)
Ghyas:
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (2) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
and, since
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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full-time wages are rs. 7200 /month
part-time wages are rs. 2400 /month
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
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