SOLUTION: 20. In a factory, the technician are paid $24 per day and the packers $20.If there are 540 workers and the total wage bill per day is $12000,find the number of technician and the

Question 393250: 20. In a factory, the technician are paid $24 per day and the packers $20.If there are 540 workers and the total wage bill per day is $12000,find the number of technician and the number of packers employed?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

there are 540 workers 

Let x and (540 - x) represent the number of techs and packers respectively

Question States

 $24x + $20(540-x) = $12,000

solving for x

       4x = $12,000 - $20*540

        4x = 1200

         x = 300, the number of techs.  240 packers.  (540-300)



CHECKING our Answer

 $24*300 + $20 *240 = $12,000 

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