Question

The vice-president of a bank earns $800.00 per week. This is $65.00 more than three times the weekly wage of a bank clerk. What is the weekly wage of a bank clerk?

Answer 1

Answer: Let's call the weekly wage of a bank clerk "w".

According to the problem, the vice-president earns $65.00 more than three times the weekly wage of a bank clerk, so:

$800.00 = 3w + $65.00

Subtracting $65.00 from both sides:

$735.00 = 3w

Dividing both sides by 3:

$245.00 = w

So, the weekly wage of a bank clerk is $245.00.

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