SOLUTION: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $127 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If 34 people were hired and the payr

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Question 1068170: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $127 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If 34 people were hired and the payroll was $ 3723, how many heavy equipment operators were​ employed? How many​ laborers?
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An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators $127 per day and general laborers $92 per day. If 34 people were hired and the payroll was $ 3723, how many heavy equipment operators were​ employed? How many​ laborers?
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h + g = 34
127h + 92g = 3723
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92h + 92g = 92*34
127h + 92g = 3723
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Subtract and solve for "h":
35h = 595
h = 17 (# of heavy equip. ops)
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g = 34-17
g = 17 (# of general laborers)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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