document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12408>Question 12408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this word problem. There seems to be too many numbers and it's confusing me.Thanks a lot for helping me.I really appreciate it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " You work at a grocery store. Your hourly wage is greater after 6:00 p.m, than it is during the day. One week you work 20 daytime hours and 20 evening hours and earn $280. Another week you work 30 day time hours and 12 evening hours and earn a total of $276. What is your daytime rate? What is your evening rate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6353 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6353\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let D = day time rate and E = evening rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%28D%29+%2B+20%28E%29+=+280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%28D%29+%2B+20%28E%29+=+280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%28D%29+%2B+12%28E%29+=+276 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%28D%29+%2B+12%28E%29+=+276\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the 1st equation by 3 and the 2nd equation by 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60D+%2B+60E+=+840 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60D+%2B+60E+=+840\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60D+%2B+24E+=+552 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60D+%2B+24E+=+552\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now subtract the 2nd equation from the 1st equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36E+=+288 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36E+=+288\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 36.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=E+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"E+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Substitute this into 2nd equation and solve for D.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20D+%2B+20%288%29+=+280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20D+%2B+20%288%29+=+280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20D+%2B+160+=+280 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20D+%2B+160+=+280\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 160 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20D+=+120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20D+=+120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daytime rate is $6.00 per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Evening rate is $8.00 per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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