SOLUTION: Solve using an equation. Chad earns $ 2500 less per year than Maria does. The combined income of the two people is $ 39,500 per year. How much does each person earn?

Question 37324: Solve using an equation.
Chad earns $ 2500 less per year than Maria does. The combined income of the two people is $ 39,500 per year. How much does each person earn?
Answer by hydromojo(20) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Chad earns $X/yr, Maria earns X+2500
Both their incomes total $39,500
Chad + Maria = $39,500
so,
X + (X+2500) = 39,500
Solve for this, you get
2X = 37,000
x = 18,500
So, Chad earns $18,500 and Maria 18500 + 2500 = $21,000
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