document.write( "Question 595957: I need help figuring out a problem. I know the number of hours workd for two employees and what the total amount was for payroll. I need to back into how much they made per hour. Can you help me? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #377404 by scott8148(6628) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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you don't seem to have enough information\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for a simple example: one worked 4 hr and the other worked 5 hr, the payroll was 200
\n" ); document.write( "___ was it (4 * 25) + (5 * 20)
\n" ); document.write( "___ or (4 * 30) + (5 * 16)
\n" ); document.write( "___ or (4 * 10) + (5 * 32)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the point is, for two unknowns (the two pay rates); you need two separate equations
\n" ); document.write( "___ if you know any relationship between the rates (one made $6 more per hr, or one made 50% more per hr), that would do it \n" ); document.write( "

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