document.write( "Question 944879: nancy is paid 4.00 a week more than helen. in 11 weeks helen earns as much as nacy does in 10 weeks. what is the weekly wage of each? \n" ); document.write( "

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Uniform Rates, wages and pay-rates.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let r be the pay rate per WEEK for Helen.
\n" ); document.write( "Nancy gets r+4 dollars per week.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28r%2B4%29%2A10=r%2A11\"$ , just the description transcribed into an equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10r%2B40=11r\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40=r\"$ ------Helen's rate; so Nancy's rate is 44 dollars per week. \n" ); document.write( "

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