Question 1163737
{{{WAGES/TIME=RATE}}}
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{{{RATE*TIME=WAGES}}}


<pre>
                     PAYRATE      TIME      WAGES
Mech1                155-r         10      10(155-r)
Mech2                  r            5       5r
TOTAL                155                    1050
</pre>
Form the needed equation and calculate.


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{{{5r+10(155-r)=1050}}}
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{{{5r+1550-10r=1050}}}
{{{-5r=1050-1550}}}
{{{5r=1550-1050}}}
{{{5r=500}}}
{{{r=100}}}


Mechanic1 earns at  55 dollars per hour
and
Mechanic2 earns at 100 dollars per hour.