SOLUTION: For a recent job, an electrician earned $50 per hour, and the electrician's apprentice earned $20 per hour. The electrician worked 4 hours more than the apprentice, and together t
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Question 488180: For a recent job, an electrician earned $50 per hour, and the electrician's apprentice earned $20 per hour. The electrician worked 4 hours more than the apprentice, and together they earned a total of $550. How much money did each person earn?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50(n+4)+20(n)=550
50n+200+20n=550
70n=350
n=5
The apprentice worked 5 hours, earning $100. The electrician worked 9 hours, earning $450..
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