document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205921>Question 1205921</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plumber earns $15 per hour more than her apprentice. In each 40-hour week, their combined earnings are $2200. What is the hourly rate for each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " In each 40-hour week, their combined earnings are $2200.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What is the hourly rate for each? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = the apprentice's hourly wage<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a+15) = the plumbers wage<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40a + 40(a+15) = 2200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40a + 40a + 600 - 2200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80a = 2200 - 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80a = 1600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1600/80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $20 an hour for the apprentice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll let you find the plumber's wage, check it out in the total wage equation </SPAN>\n" );
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