Homework Help: algrebra 1

Posted by AP on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 1:47pm.

A secretary at the police department makes $8 less per hour than the dispatcher. The combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is $40.

Which equation could be used to find the hourly wage of the dispatcher?

A) 2x + 8 = 40

B) 2x − 8 = 40

C) 8 − 2x = 40

D) (8 − 2)x = 40

algrebra 1 - Ms. Sue, Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 1:54pm
B
algrebra 1 - nate, Monday, December 3, 2012 at 8:12am
b

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