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budgeted for raises

by sanju09 » Mon May 10, 2010 12:14 am
A manager has $6,000 budgeted for raises for 4 full-time and 2 part-time employees. Each of the full-time employees receives the same raise, which is twice the raise that each of the part-time employees receives. What is the amount of the raise that each full-time employee receives?
(A) $750
(B) $1,000
(C) $1,200
(D) $1,500
(E) $1,650
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by simpu » Mon May 10, 2010 4:08 am
is it (C) 1200?
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by clock60 » Mon May 10, 2010 7:04 am
the same answer 1200
part-time raise-x
full time raise-2x
4*2x+2x=6000
x-600
2x=1200