document.write( "Question 176172: Sean earns $4.50 per hour more than his trainee, Tyrone. During an 8 hour day they earn $284. How much does sean make per hour? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #131263 by Mathtut(3670)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the wages of sean and tyrone be s and t respectively \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "s=t+4.5.....eq 1 \n" ); document.write( "8s+8t=284...eq 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "take s's value from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "8(t+4.5)+8t=284 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "8t+36+8t=284 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "16t=248 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "$ \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "$ |