SOLUTION: A salesman worked a certain numbers of days to earn $192. If he had been paid $8 more per day, he would have earned the same amount of money in 2 fewer days. How many days did he w

Question 628555: A salesman worked a certain numbers of days to earn $192. If he had been paid $8 more per day, he would have earned the same amount of money in 2 fewer days. How many days did he work?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the actual number of days he worked
= the actual amount of money he made each day
= the amount of money he made each day plus $8
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given:
( daily earnings + $8 ) = ( daily earnings ) x ( 2 less days worked )

Multiply both sides by

Complete the square

He worked 8 days
check:

OK

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