SOLUTION: 1. An employer pays 3 workers x, y and z a total amount of $6100.x is paid 125% of the amount y is paid; which represents 80% of the amount z is paid. How much does x receive a mon

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Question 1125976: 1. An employer pays 3 workers x, y and z a total amount of $6100.x is paid 125% of the amount y is paid; which represents 80% of the amount z is paid. How much does x receive a month?
2. 510 exercise books were shared among schools x, y and z, such that z had 1½ times as much as y; and y had 3 times as much as x. Express x's share as a percentage of the total.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1. An employer pays 3 workers x, y and z a total amount of $6100.x is paid 125% of the amount y is paid; which represents 80% of the amount z is paid. How much does x receive a month?
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WORKER         WAGE EXPRESSION
x              1.25z
y              0.8z
z                z
TOTAL          6100


Solve this and then evaluate x and y.




Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. An employer pays 3 workers x, y and z a total amount of $6100.x is paid 125% of the amount y is paid; which represents 80% of the amount z is paid. How much does x receive a month?
2. 510 exercise books were shared among schools x, y and z, such that z had 1½ times as much as y; and y had 3 times as much as x. Express x's share as a percentage of the total.
VAGUE: "which represents 80% of the amount z is paid."
If "which" refers to X's share being 80% of Z's, then
However, if "which" refers to Y's share being 80% of Z's, then it's a DIFFERENT answer.
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