You have two summer jobs where you work a total of 28 hours per week. you earn 7.25 per hour in your first job. in the second job, you earn 6.50 per hour if you want to earn 191 per week how many hours must you work at your second job

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Amanda

Mathematics

21 June, 05:24

You have two summer jobs where you work a total of 28 hours per week. you earn 7.25 per hour in your first job. in the second job, you earn 6.50 per hour if you want to earn 191 per week how many hours must you work at your second job

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Twig · Answer 1

Let x hour and y hour be the working hour per week for the first and second job respectively.

x+y=28

7.25x+6.5y=191

7.25x+6.5 (28-x) = 191

0.75x=9

x=12

Hence y=16

Therefore you need to work 16 hours per week for the second job