SOLUTION: Sujean and Jeni are having a conversation about their weekly earnings. Sujean says, "The sum of your pay and twice mine is $840." Jeni says, "The sum of your pay and twice mine is
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Question 449641: Sujean and Jeni are having a conversation about their weekly earnings. Sujean says, "The sum of your pay and twice mine is $840." Jeni says, "The sum of your pay and twice mine is $900. Based on their statements, how much do Sujean and Jeni earn together each week?
Your help is greatly appreciated! Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let s = Su's pay
Let j = Jen's pay
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Write an equation for each statement:
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Sujean says "The sum of your pay and twice mine is $840."
2s + j = 840
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Jeni says, "The sum of your pay and twice mine is $900."
s + 2j = 900
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Add the 2 equations together
2s + j = 840
s + 2j = 900
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3s + 3j = 1740
Simplify divide by 3
s + j = $580, they earn together each week
