SOLUTION: An electrician charges $80 an hour for weekday repairs and $120 for nights and weekends. Last week, the electrician earned $4800 for 50 hours of work. Which system of equations can

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Question 1092911: An electrician charges $80 an hour for weekday repairs and $120 for nights and weekends. Last week, the electrician earned $4800 for 50 hours of work. Which system of equations can be used to find how many hours were worked on weekdays?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +x+ = number of weekday hrs worked
Let +50+-+x+ = number of nights and weekends worked
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+80x+%2B+120%2A%28+50+-+x+%29+=+4800+