Problema Solution
The factory foreman makes $9.00 more per hour than Janet, the most senior worker. If one dollar is subtracted from the foreman's rate of pay, the resulting amount 3/2 of what Janet Makes. Find the rate of pay for Janet and for the foreman.
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Let the rate of pay for Janet be x dollars per hour.
The the foreman's payment is x + 9 dollars per hour.
If $1 is subtracted from foreman's rate we have a rate of x + 9 - 1 = x + 8 dollars per hour.
x + 8 = (3/2)x
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x = $16 per hour
16 + 9 = 25
Janet is paid $16 per hour while the foreman is paid $25 per hour.