Question

Giselle works as a carpenter and as a blacksmith.

She earns
$
20
$20dollar sign, 20 per hour as a carpenter and
$
25
$25dollar sign, 25 per hour as a blacksmith. Last week, Giselle worked both jobs for a total of
30
3030 hours, and earned a total of
$
690
$690dollar sign, 690.
How long did Giselle work as a carpenter last week, and how long did she work as a blacksmith?
Giselle worked as a carpenter for
hours and as a blacksmith for
hours last week.

Answer 1

Giselle worked as a carpenter for 12 hours and as a blacksmith for 18 hours last week

Explanation:

Let's assume that Giselle worked as a carpenter for x hours and as a blacksmith for y hours last week.

We know that she earns $20 per hour as a carpenter and $25 per hour as a blacksmith, and that she worked a total of 30 hours, so we can write two equations based on this information:

x + y = 30 (total hours worked)

20x + 25y = 690 (total earnings)

To solve for x and y, we can use substitution or elimination. Let's use substitution.

From the first equation, we can solve for x in terms of y:

x = 30 - y

Substitute this expression for x in the second equation:

20(30 - y) + 25y = 690

Simplify and solve for y:

600 - 20y + 25y = 690

5y = 90

y = 18

So Giselle worked as a blacksmith for 18 hours last week.

To find how long she worked as a carpenter, we can substitute y = 18 into the first equation and solve for x:

x + 18 = 30

x = 12

Therefore, Giselle worked as a carpenter for 12 hours last week.