SOLUTION: Sharon is working her way through school. She works two part-time jobs for a total of 24 hours a week. Job A pays $6.50 per hour, and Job B pays $7.40 per hour. How many hours d

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Question 1048961: Sharon is working her way through school. She works two part-time jobs for a total of 24 hours a week. Job A pays $6.50 per hour, and Job B pays $7.40 per hour. How many hours did she work at each job the week that she made $166.80.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An application of two-variable linear equations system

Account for number of hours;
account for the money earned;
solve the system.



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Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Sharon is working her way through school. She works two part-time jobs for a total of 24 hours a week. Job A pays $6.50 per hour, and Job B pays $7.40 per hour. How many hours did she work at each job the week that she made $166.80.
Number of hours on job A: A

Number of hours on job B: 24 - A

We then get: 6.5A + 7.4(24 - A) = 166.8

Solve this for A, and then determine 24 - A.



You're done....Nothing complex!! 

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