document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388267>Question 388267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2.adam works part time at a fast food restaurant that pay $x per hour while jenny works as a sales assistant in boutique that pays $(X+2) per hour adam work 8 hour more per week than jeeny and they each earn $192a week . find the value of x and the number of hours that adam work in a week </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "adam work 8 hour more per week than jeeny and they each earn $192 a week.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the value of x and the number of hours that adam works in a week<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adam DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pay rate = x/hr ; salary = $192 ; time = 192/x hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jenny DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pay rate = (x+2)/hr ; salary = 192 ; time = 192/(x+2) hrs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adam time - jenny time = 8 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "192/x - 192/(x+2) = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "192(x+2) - 192x = 8x(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^2+16x-2*192 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 48 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)(x-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive solution: x = 6 hrs (hrs. Adam works in a week)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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