Question

The recycling industry employs approximately 1,025,000 more workers than the waste management company. Together they provide 1,275,000 jobs. How many jobs does each industry provide?

Answer 1

The waste management company employs 125000 workers and the recycling industry employs 1150000 workers.

Explanation:

GIven:

The recycling industry employs approximately 1,025,000 more workers than the waste management company.

Together they provide 1,275,000 jobs.

Now, to find how many jobs does each industry provide.

Let the waste management company employs workers be
`x`.

And the recycling industry employs be
`1,025,000+x`.

Total they provide = 1,275,000.

According to question:

`x+(x+1025000)=1275000.`

`2x+1025000=1275000.`

Subtracting both sides by 1025000 we get:

`2x=250000.`

Dividing both sides by 2 we get:

`x=125000.`

So, the waste management company employs workers = 125,000.

And, the recycling industry employs workers = 1,025,000+125,000=1150000.

Therefore, the waste management company employs 125000 workers and the recycling industry employs 1150000 workers.