Question 841432
Pete and Jessie each worked a different number of days, but earned the same amount of money.
 Use these clues to determine how many days each worked.
 Pete earned $40 a day.
 Jesse earned 50 a day. 
Pete worked five more days than Jesse.
 How many days did Jesse work? How many days did Pete
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Let t = no. of days worked by Jesse'
Pete worked 5 more than Jesse, therefore:
(t+5) = no. days worked by Pete
:
J's earnings = P's earnings
50t + 40(t+5)
50t - 40t + 200
50t - 40t = 200
10t = 200
t = 200/10
t = 20 days worked by Jesse
and obviously
25 days worked by Pete
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You can check this for yourself, find the earning of each.