Mari and Jen each work 20 hours a week at different jobs. Mari earns twice as much as Jen. Together they ear $480. How much does each girl earn in a week?
Mari and Jen each work 20 hours a week at different jobs. Mari earns twice as much as Jen. Together they ear $480. How much does each girl earn in a week?
Let Jen's hourly wage=J, then Mar's hourly wage=2J, but we have:
20J + 40J=480
60J=480 divide both sides by 60,
J=480/60=$8.00 per hour, Jen's hourly wage, and,
$8.00 X 2=$16.00 per hour, Mar's hourly wage, therefore,
$8 X 20=$160 amount that Jen earns in a week, and,
$16 X 20=$320 amount that Mari earns in a week.