Question

Spencer is a plumber, and his coworker Nolan is an electrician. Spencer charges customers a fee of $46 just to come to their houses and then $3 per minute that he is there. Nolan also charges a fee of $104 for a home visit, plus an additional $1 per minute. Last week the coworkers went to a job site together, spent the same amount of time working, and earned the same amount. How much did each one earn? How much time did each one spend working?

Spencer and Nolan each earned _ by working for _ minutes.
Thank you!!

Answer 1

Spencer and Nolan each earned 133$ by working for 29 minutes

Explanation:

After 10 minutes: Spencer, 76$, Nolan 114$

After 20 minutes: Spencer, 106$, Nolan, 124$

After 30 minutes: Spencer, 136$, Nolan, 134$

Go back 1 minute to 29 minutes and Spencer, 133$, Nolan, 133$