document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34373>Question 34373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bricklayer and an electrician together spend 90 hours working on a new house. If the bricklayer earns $12 per hour, the electrician earns $16 an hour, and the owner pays them a total of $1350 for their work, how many hours does each worker spend on the house? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20718 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hydromojo><B>hydromojo(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hydromojo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20718\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the bricklayer work for 'X' hrs, the electrician works for (90-X) hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "their pay will be 12X & 16*(90-X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They get a total of $1350 for their work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, 12X + 16*(90-X) = 1350\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for X, you get 22.5, and the eletrician works for 67.5hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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