document.write( "Question 528089: Peter makes 2 dollars more an hour than Steve. When Peter works a 7 hour shift and Steve works a 5 hour shift, Steve makes 26 dollars less than Peter.\r
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document.write( "How much do they each make an hour? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #802486 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Steve makes x dollars an hour, so Peter makes (x+2) dollars an hour.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7(x + 2) = 5x + 26 \n" ); document.write( "7x + 14 = 5x + 26 \n" ); document.write( "2x = 12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Steve makes $6 an hour and Peter makes $8 an hour. \n" ); document.write( " |