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by alex.gellatly » Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:46 pm
John and Mary were each paid x dollars in advance to do a certain job together. John worked on the job for 10 hours and Mary worked 2 hours less than John. If Mary gave John y dollars of her payment so that they would have received the same hourly wage, what was the dollar amount, in terms of y, that John was paid in advance?

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by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:14 pm
alex.gellatly wrote:John and Mary were each paid x dollars in advance to do a certain job together. John worked on the job for 10 hours and Mary worked 2 hours less than John. If Mary gave John y dollars of her payment so that they would have received the same hourly wage, what was the dollar amount, in terms of y, that John was paid in advance?

4y
5y
6y
8y
9y
Initially, John and Mary were each paid x dollars in advance.
Mary gave John y dollars of her payment implies John has $(x + y) and Mary has $(x - y).
John has worked for 10 hours, so for 1 hr he is paid $(x + y)/10
Mary worked for 8 hrs, so for 1 hr she is paid $(x - y)/8
Since their hourly wages will be equal, so (x + y)/10 = (x - y)/8
8x + 8y = 10x - 10y
18y = 2x
9y = x

Hence, John was paid [spoiler]$9y[/spoiler] in advance.
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