SOLUTION: Harrison earns $15 per hour cutting grass and $11 an hour selling papers. One week he earns $459 working a total of 37 hours. How many hours did he work at each job?
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Question 158261: Harrison earns $15 per hour cutting grass and $11 an hour selling papers. One week he earns $459 working a total of 37 hours. How many hours did he work at each job? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 15x+11(37-x)=459
15x+407-11x=459
4x=459-407
4x=52
x=52/4
x=13 hours cutting grass.
37-13=24 hours selling papers.
Proof:
15*13+11*24=459
195+264=459
459=459
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