Question 992972: At a community college, the difference between a professor's salary and an associate professor's salary is $13,000. The sum of their salaries is $99,000. Find the salary of an associate professor at the college.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! At a community college, the difference between a professor's salary and an associate professor's salary is $13,000. The sum of their salaries is $99,000. Find the salary of an associate professor at the college.
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Equations:
p - a = 13000
p + a = 99,000
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Add and solve for "p"::
2p = 112,000
p = $56,000 (professor's salary)
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Solve for "a":
a = 99000-56000
a = $43,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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