Question 892082
No clue how pay rate is related between A and B or to the work.  Maybe just assumption of equal pay per time.


Are they paid at the same hourly rate?

WORK RATES:
A, {{{1/16}}}
B, {{{1/x}}}
A&B, {{{1/16+1/x}}}


They complete 1 job in a combination of persons and days.
A for 4 days and then A&B for 32 days.
RT=J, for rate, time, job.
{{{highlight_green((1/16)*4+(1/16+1/x)*32=1)}}}


Solve this equation for x.  The time for B to do the 1 job alone would be x days.
When you know x, you can find the work rate for B and the work rate of A and B combined.


THE ACTUAL QUESTION ASKED:
Your question was about pay rate and how much money B received.  If both A and B get the same
daily rate of pay, then The pay rate for either of them is {{{1200/(4+32)=highlight_green(33&1/3)}}} doller per day, based on the time and moneys
that A worked and received.


<b>ANSWER:</b>_____B worked for 32 days (while working together with A).  B would earn {{{highlight((33&1/3)(dollars/day)*32*(days))}}}
Apparently, solving for the time for B to do 1 job alone is not needed for finding how much he earns
in his 32 days of work.