document.write( "Question 841432: Pete and Jessieeach worked a different number of days, but earned the same amount of money. Use these clues to determine how many days each worked. Pete earned $40 a day. Jesse earned 50 a day. pete worked five more days than jesse. How many days did Jesse work? How many days did pete work? \n" ); document.write( "
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Pete and Jessie each worked a different number of days, but earned the same amount of money.
\n" ); document.write( " Use these clues to determine how many days each worked.
\n" ); document.write( " Pete earned $40 a day.
\n" ); document.write( " Jesse earned 50 a day.
\n" ); document.write( "Pete worked five more days than Jesse.
\n" ); document.write( " How many days did Jesse work? How many days did Pete
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = no. of days worked by Jesse'
\n" ); document.write( "Pete worked 5 more than Jesse, therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "(t+5) = no. days worked by Pete
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\n" ); document.write( "J's earnings = P's earnings
\n" ); document.write( "50t + 40(t+5)
\n" ); document.write( "50t - 40t + 200
\n" ); document.write( "50t - 40t = 200
\n" ); document.write( "10t = 200
\n" ); document.write( "t = 200/10
\n" ); document.write( "t = 20 days worked by Jesse
\n" ); document.write( "and obviously
\n" ); document.write( "25 days worked by Pete
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\n" ); document.write( "You can check this for yourself, find the earning of each. \n" ); document.write( "
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