document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430720>Question 430720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Regular union employees earn $120/day, and union stewards earn $144/day. a company has a need for a total of 50 employees and has a daily payroll budget of $6072. how many of each employee will meet the company's needs and consume all the budget? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #299084 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=299084\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Regular employee x 							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Union Steward	-----------	y							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=	50	.............1			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120x+144y=6072	.............2			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate y										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by 		-144						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-144x-144y=-7200				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120x+144y=6072				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24x=	-1128				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/24									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=47	Regular employee				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of x	in (1)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=50				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47+y=50				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=50-47		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3	Union Steward	<BR>\n" );
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