teresa and Ishamel worked the same number of days and earned equal amounts of money. Teesa earned a rate of $60 per day. Ishamael earned a rate of $40 per day and received a bonus of $140. How many days did each of them work?

Answer 1

Let's start by assuming both Teresa and Ishmael worked for "x" number of days.

Teresa earned a rate of $60 per day, so her total earnings can be represented as:

60x

Ishmael earned a rate of $40 per day and received a bonus of $140. So, his total earnings can be represented as:

40x + 140

Since Teresa and Ishmael earned equal amounts of money, we can set their earnings equations equal to each other:

60x = 40x + 140

Simplifying this equation, we can subtract 40x from both sides:

20x = 140

Dividing both sides by 20:

x = 7

So, both Teresa and Ishmael worked for 7 days.

Teresa's total earnings: 60 x 7 = $420

Ishmael's total earnings: 40 x 7 + 140 = $420

Therefore, Teresa worked for 7 days and earned $420, while Ishmael also worked for 7 days and earned $420.