document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666588>Question 666588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A labor report states that in a certain factory a of 400 men and women are employed. The average daily wage is $16 for a man and $12 for a woman. If the labor cost is $5720 per day, how many women are employed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16x+12y=5720.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5720/28=204.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so there are at least 204 pairs of men and women.  But 204*2=408, not 400.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so you have to subtract a few.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is 230 men and 170 women. </SPAN>\n" );
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