Thread: Can someone solve this Ratio Problem ?

Q) In a factory , the technicians are paid $24 per day and the packers $20.If there are 540 workers and the total wage bill per day is $ 12000.Find the number of technicians and the number of packers employed.

The ratio of two sums of money is 4:3.If the larger sum of money is increased by $40,The ratio becomes 2:1.Find the sums of Money.

Originally Posted by haftakhan

Q) In a factory , the technicians are paid $24 per day and the packers $20.If there are 540 workers and the total wage bill per day is $ 12000.Find the number of technicians and the number of packers employed.

The ratio of two sums of money is 4:3.If the larger sum of money is increased by $40,The ratio becomes 2:1.Find the sums of Money.

1. Let t denote the number of technicians and p the number of packers. Then you know:



Solve for t and p.

2. Let x denote the larger sum and y the smaller one. Then you know:



Solve for x and y.

Thanks