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 303030 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?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let x is total hours of carpenter and y is total hours of blacksmith

total hours --

x + y = 30 - equation 1

total earnings -

20x +25y = 690 - equation 2

from equation 1 ,

x = 30 - y

20(30-y) +25y =690

600 - 20y +25y =690

5y =90

y=18

x=30-18 =12

carpenter= 12 blacksmith=18