Question

An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators

Answer 1

The answer is:
 Number of heavy equipment operators = 22
 Number of general laborers = 11
 The question can be solved by proposing a system of equations, where:
 Ep= number of heavy equipment operators.
 Tg= number of general labored.
 We have two equations, the first is the cost of hiring heavy equipment operators and general workers.
 
 135Ep+89Tg=3949.
 
 
  The second is the number of operators of heavy equipment and general workers that will be contracted. The total is 33.

 Ep+Tg=33.

 Solving the system of equations we have the answer is:

 Ep=22.
 Tg=11.

Answer 2

Answer:
Number of heavy equipment operators hired were 22
Number of general laborers hired were 11

Explanation:
Assume that number of heavy equipment operators hired is x and that number of general laborers is y.

We are given that:
1- Total number of hired people is 33. This means that:
x + y = 33
This can be rewritten as:
x = 33 - y ...........> equation I
2- heavy equipment operators are paid $135, general laborers are paid $89 and that the total payment was $3949. This means that:
135x + 89y = 3949 ............> equation II

Substitute with equation I in equation II and solve for y as follows:
135x + 89y = 3949
135(33-y) + 89y = 3949
4455 - 135y + 89y = 3949
506 = 46y
y = 506 / 46
y = 11

Substitute with y in equation I to get the value of x as follows:
x = 33 - y
x = 33 - 11
x = 22

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