Question

vA secretary at the police department makes $8.00 less per hour than the dispatcher. If the combined hourly wage of the secretary and the dispatcher is $40.00, how much does the secretary make?

Answer 1

dispatcher = x

sec = x - 8
x + (x-8) = 40
2 x - 8 = 40
2 x = 48
x = 24
sec = 24 - 8 = 16