SOLUTION: A crew consists of 1​ apprentice, 1​ journeyman, and 1 master carpenter. The crew receives a check for ​$5600 for a job they just finished. A journeyman makes 200​% of wha

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Question 1147722: A crew consists of 1​ apprentice, 1​ journeyman, and 1 master carpenter.
The crew receives a check for ​$5600 for a job they just finished. A journeyman makes 200​% of what an apprentice​ makes, and a master makes 250​% of what a journeyman makes. How much does each person on the crew​ earn?
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Let x = what the apprentice makes, in dollars.


Then the journeyman makes 2x dollars, and the master makes 2.5*(2x) = 5x dollars.


An equation for the total is


    x + 2x + 5x = 5600   dollars.


Simplify and solve for x


    8x = 5600

     x = 5600%2F8 = 700 dollars.


ANSWER.  700, 1400 and 3500 dollars for the apprentice, the journeyman and the master, respectively.

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