Answer:
David earns $10.14 per hour.
Step-by-step explanation:
David earns for an hour = $8.59
He gets benefits package that is equal to 18% of his hourly wages.
18% of 8.59
× 8.59
= 0.18 × 8.59
= $1.5462 ≈ $1.55
David's per hour earning = $8.59 + $1.55 = $10.14
David earns $10.14 per hour.
let the two numbers be x and y
From the first sentence,
xy=24
x+y=10
Then make y in equation 2 the subject of the formular and substitute in equation 1
x+y=10
y=10-x
substituting in equation 2
x(10-x)=24
open the bracket
10x-x^2=24
=-x^2+10x=24
Transfer the constant to the left hand side
=-x^2+10x-24=0
Then factorise completely
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