Question

If jack does home improvment and price the material ,add 1 and 1/2 times that amount for labor and then quotes the job. If he gets the job for 17,000 how much is the material? and labor ?

Answer 1

Let M = cost of materials.
Then L = labor = 1.5 M.
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M + L = 17,000 and
L = 1.5 M
Solve for M and L. Simultaneous equations.
Post your work if you get stuck.

Answer 2

Is it
m + 1.5 m = 17,000
-m - 1m = 17,000
.5m = 17,000
-------------- =
.5

Answer 3

Is it
m + 1.5 m = 17,000
-m - 1m = 17,000
.5m = 17,000
-------------- =
.5
<b>No,
M + 1.5M = 17,000 is correct.
combine terms and solve for M, then L (you get L from the other equation)</b>

Answer 4

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