Asked by Joseph A Rodriguez

If a building contractor hires 8 day laborers and 2 concrete finishers, his payroll for the day is $1588. If he hires 1 day laborer and 4 concrete finishers, his daily cost is $911. Find the daily wage for each type of worker.
Answered by Bot
Day Laborer: $148
Concrete Finisher: $229
Answered by oobleck
AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!

8d+2c = 1588
d+4c = 911
c = 192
d = 143