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document.write( "An employer has a daily payroll of $1225 when employing some workers at $80 per day and others at $85 per day.  When the number of $80 workers increased by 50% and the number of $85 workers is decreased by 1/5, the new daily payroll is $1540.  How many were originally employed at each rate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You may edit the question. Maybe convert <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be # of $80 workers ; Let \"y\" be # of $85 workers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original Payroll: 80x + 85y = 1225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adjusted Payroll: 80(1.5)x + 85(0.8)y = 1540<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80x + 85y = 1225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120x + 68y = 1540<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used the Ti Matrix function to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 (original # of $80 workers)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5  (original # of $85 workers)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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