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Annie works as both a carpenter and a blacksmith. Last week she worked 12 hours as a carpenter and 20 hours as a blacksmith and earned a total of $860. This week, she worked 6 hours as a carpenter and 26 hours as a blacksmith. Her pay this week was $830. How much does she get paid per hour for each job?

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Answer:Let x = pay per hour as a carpenter and y = pay per hour as a blacksmith

Last week she worked 12 hours as a carpenter

earning 12x dollars

and 20 hours as a blacksmith

earning 20y dollars

and earned a total of $860

and those two things add up to 860.

Do the same with the other sentence, giving you a second equation.

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