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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Who Gets Paid the Most?

Albert's weekly paycheck amounts to $250 plus 2/5 his weekly paycheck.

Charles' weekly paycheck amounts to $350 plus 3/5 his weekly paycheck.

Jane's weekly paycheck amounts to $450 plus 4/5 her weekly paycheck.

Susan's weekly paycheck amounts to $150 plus 1/5 her weekly paycheck.


How much does each person make in a week?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

jane gets paid $810 she gets paid the most!

Oosterwal said...

You are correct about who is paid the most, but her total weekly pay is much higher.

For the correct answer and an explanation, follow this link.

Anonymous said...

Jane $2,250