document.write( "Question 1209934: a firm hires 7 technicians and 3 apprentices for total daily wages of 820. if one apprentice is appointed to a technician, the total daily wages become 880. What are thr daily wages for a technician and an apprentice \n" ); document.write( "

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Apprentice day pay rate, x
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document.write( "Initially 3 apprentices and 7 technicians\r\n" );
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document.write( "                   PAY-RATE           TIME(day count)      WAGE \r\n" );
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document.write( "APPRENTICES          x                     1                  3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "TECHNICIANS          y                     1                  7y\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total                                                       820\r\n" );
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document.write( "one less apprentice and one more technicin\r\n" );
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document.write( "                   PAY-RATE           TIME(day count)      WAGE (total)\r\n" );
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document.write( "APPRENTICES          x                    1                  2x  \r\n" );
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document.write( "TECHNICIANS          y                    1                   8y\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total                                                       880\r\n" );
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