SOLUTION: The owner of a hair salon charges $20 more per haircut than her assistant. Yesterday, the assistant gave 12 haircuts and the owner gave 6 haircuts. If the total earnings from hairc

Question 943305: The owner of a hair salon charges $20 more per haircut than her assistant. Yesterday, the assistant gave 12 haircuts and the owner gave 6 haircuts. If the total earnings from haircuts were $750, how much does the owner charge for a haircut?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=assistant's charge; A+20=owner's charge
12A+6(A+20)=$750
12A+6A+120=$750
18A+120=$750 Subtract 120 from each side
18A=630 Divide each side by 18
A=$35 ANSWER The assistant charges $35
Owner charges $20 more or $35+$20=$55
CHECK
12($35)+6($55)=$750
$420+$330=$750
$750=$750
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