document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123458>Question 1123458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> heavy equipment operators get paid 138 per day and general laborers get paid 96 per day. if 32 people were hired and the payroll was 4290 how many heavy equipment operators were hired? how many general laborers were hired? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L=32-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+32-x=32 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "138*x+96(32-x)=4290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "138+3072-96x=4290<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42x=1218<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=29 heavy equipment operators @138=$4002 ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32-x=3 general laborers @96=$288 ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adds to 4290<BR>\n" );
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