Judy worked 8 hours and Ben worked 10 hours. Their combined pay was $80. When Judy worked 9 hours and Ben worked 5 hours, their combined pay was $65. What is the hourly rate of pay for each person?
1 Answer
May 21, 2016
Judy =$5
Ben= $4
Explanation:
Let Judy =
Solve these simultaneous equations.
Take the second equation away from the first equation
Therefore, Ben gets paid $4 an hour.