document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=528085>Question 528085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Peter makes 2 dollars an hour more than Steve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Peter works a 7 hour shift and Steve works a 5 hour shift, Steve makes 26 dollars less than Peter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much do they each make an hour? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When Peter works a 7 hour shift and Steve works a 5 hour shift, Steve makes 26 dollars less than Peter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much do they each make an hour?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let S = Steve's hourly wage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Peter's wage = S + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "During his 7 hr shift, Peter makes (S+2)*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "During his 5 hr shift, Steve makes S*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Steve made $26 less than Peter, we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S = 7(S+2) - 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for S:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S = 7S + 14 - 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2S = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, Steve made $6 an hr and Peter made $8 an hr </SPAN>\n" );
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