SOLUTION: John works two jobs. As a security guard he earns $8.75 per hour. As a landscape he earns $15.00 per hour. One week john worked a total of 40 hours and earned $431.25. How many hou

Question 1015410: John works two jobs. As a security guard he earns $8.75 per hour. As a landscape he earns $15.00 per hour. One week john worked a total of 40 hours and earned $431.25. How many hours did he work at each job?
So the number of hours john worked as security guard__ hours and as a landscape is __ hours.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x         hours as security guard
y         hours as landscaper

Account for time:
x+y=40

Acount for income:
8.75x+15y=431.25

Simplify the money income equation as well as you can.

Solve this system:

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