document.write( "Question 887957: This problem is doing my head in and despite trying all the equations I remember, I just cant get it!
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document.write( "You failed to share what you've tried. If you had, one of us might've been able to point out your error.\r
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document.write( "Let Bill's per-hour earnings be B
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document.write( "Then Sam's is: B - 4
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document.write( "Also, John's is: B - 4 - 2, or B - 6\r
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document.write( "Since it appears as though EACH worked 10 hours, then we can say that:
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document.write( "10(B) + 10(B - 4) + 10(B - 6) = 440
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document.write( "10B + 10B - 40 + 10B - 60 = 440
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document.write( "30B - 100 = 440
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document.write( "30B = 440 + 100
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document.write( "30B = 540
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document.write( "B, or Bill's per-hour earnings = , or $
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document.write( "Sam's per-hour earnings:  18 - 4, or $ 
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document.write( "John's per-hour earnings: 18 - 6, or $ 
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