Question 878881
Maggie has a job working in an office for $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $12 an hour. One week she works in the office twice as long as she drives the tractor. Her total income for that week is $416. How many hours did she spend at each job?
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let x=hours Maggie works driving a tractor
2x=hours Maggie works in the office
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12x+10*2x=416
12x+20x=416
32x=416
x=13
2x=26
hours Maggie works driving a tractor=13
hours Maggie works in the office=26