SOLUTION: a plumber and his apprentice work for 8 hours. The plumber makes $4.50 more than the apprentice. How much do they each make

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Question 230833: a plumber and his apprentice work for 8 hours. The plumber makes $4.50 more than the apprentice. How much do they each make
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(48558) (Show Source):
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a plumber and his apprentice work for 8 hours. The plumber makes $4.50 more than the apprentice per hour. How much do they each make
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Let plumber make x + 4.5 per hour
Then aprentice makes x per hr
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In 8 hrs the plumber makes 8x + 8*4.5 = (8x+36) dollars
In 8 hrs the apprentice makes 8x dollars
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Dheers,
Stan H.

Answer by josmiceli(6786) (Show Source):
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The plumber makes 4.50/hr more than
the apprentice
Let = the hourly pay of the plumber
The hourly pay of the apprentice is

They both work for hrs
For plumber:
pay is dollars
For apprentice:
pay is dollars