SOLUTION: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction helps pay heavy equipment operators $124 per day and general laborers $96 per day. If thirty-two people were hired and t
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Question 863879: An employment agency specializing in temporary construction helps pay heavy equipment operators $124 per day and general laborers $96 per day. If thirty-two people were hired and the payroll was $3912, how many heavy equipment operators were employed? How many laborers?
On Monday, Harold picked up two donuts and four large coffees for the office staff. He paid $5.00. On Tuesday, Melinda picked up four donuts and two large coffees for the office staff. She paid $4.72. What is the cost of one donut? What is the cost of one large coffee?
Against the wind a commercial airline in South America flew 546 miles in 3.5 hours. With a tailwind the return trip took 3 hours. What was the speed of the plane in still air? What is the speed of the wind?
Nick's telephone company charges $0.05 per minute for weekend calls and $0.07 per minute for calls made on weekdays. This month Nick was billed for 674 minutes. The charge for these minutes was $42.00. How many minutes did he talk on the weekends and how many minutes did he talk on the weekdays?
At a concession stand, five hot dog(s) and four hamburger(s) cost $14.25;four hot dog(s) and five hamburger(s) cost $15.00. Find the cost of one hot dog and the cost of one hamburger.