Question
vA secretary at the police department makes $8.00 less per hour than the dispatcher. If the combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is $40.00, how much does the secretary make?
Answers
dispatcher = x
sec = x - 8
x + (x-8) = 40
2 x - 8 = 40
2 x = 48
x = 24
sec = 24 - 8 = 16
sec = x - 8
x + (x-8) = 40
2 x - 8 = 40
2 x = 48
x = 24
sec = 24 - 8 = 16
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