Question

Maggie has a job working in an office for $ 10 $10 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $ 12 $12 an hour. One week she works in the office twice as long as she drives the tractor. Her total income for that week is $ 416 $416. How many hours did she spend at each job?

Answer 1

Explanation:

let she works in driving tractor=x

working in office=2 x hrs

2x(10)+12x=416

32x=416

x=416/32=13 hrs

she works in driving tractor=13 hrs.

she works in office=26 hrs.