Problema Solution
An employee agency helps pays heavy equipment workers $135 per day and general workers $95 per day. if 35 people were hired and payroll was $4045, how many heavy equipment workers were hired? how many general?
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let
h = the number of heavy equipment workers hired
g = the number of general workers hires
35 people were hired
h + g = 35
the money paid to the heavy equipment workers + the money paid to the general workers = the total pay
135h + 95g = 4045
by solving the system of equations
h + g = 35
135h + 95g = 4045
we find
h = 18 workers
g = 17 workers
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there were 18 heavy equipment and 17 general workers hired.