SOLUTION: A girl worked last summer. The first week she was there, she worked a total of 23 hours in the office. She was paid $12.50 an hour for day shift and $15.50 an hour for night shift

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Question 932987: A girl worked last summer. The first week she was there, she worked a total of 23 hours in the office. She was paid $12.50 an hour for day shift and $15.50 an hour for night shift work. She earned $341.50 for her first week of work. How many hours did she spend on the day shift? How many hours did she spend on the night shift?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = day hours
y = night hours
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x + y = 23
12.50x + 15.50y = 341.50
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 23
12.50x + 15.50y = 341.50
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solution:
x = day hours = 5
y = night hours = 18
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