SOLUTION: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $130 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If 32 people were hired and the payr

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Question 1158746: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $130 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If 32 people were hired and the payroll was $3552, how many heavy equipment operators were​ employed? How many​ laborers?
Answer by ikleyn(52824) About Me  (Show Source):
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x operators and (32-x) laborers.


130*x + 92*(32-x) = 3552   (total payroll)


x = %283552+-+92%2A32%29%2F%28130-92%29 = 16.


ANSWER.  16 operators and the rest 32-16 = 16 laborers.


CHECK.   16*130 + 16*92 = 3552 dollars.   ! Correct !

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