SOLUTION: josh a care taker is investing some money in equipment and employees to grow his buisiness.recently he spent eighty five dollars on equipment and hired a servant who makes fifteen

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Question 1064142: josh a care taker is investing some money in equipment and employees to grow his buisiness.recently he spent eighty five dollars on equipment and hired a servant who makes fifteen dollars an hour josh is hoping to make up these expenses at the next job which pays 77 dollars in adition to the 23 dollars per hour the servant makes how much will the job pay
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He hired a servant that makes 15/hour. Does he have another servant that makes 23/hour?
The next job pays 77 total or 77 per day or 77 per hour? And how many hours or days will the job las?
1)add up what he will get paid
2) add up all of his expenses
3) subtract all of his expenses from the total he will get paid to find your answer.