Problema Solution
two mechanics work on a car. the first mechanic worked for 10 hours, and the second mechanic worked for 5 hours. together they charged a total of $1475. what was the rate charged per hour by each mechanic if the sum of the two rates was $200 per hour?
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first one x and second one y
we get
10x+5y = 1475
x + y = 200
so we get
first one 95
second one 105