HELP ME!!! Candice earns 50% more than Scott, and together they earn $1375.00 per week. How much does Scott earn per week?

Respuesta :

Answer: $550 per week.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let amount earned by Scott = S

So, Candice earns C = 50% S + S

Therefore, C= 0.5S+S= 1.5S.

We know that both of them earn a total of $1375.00 per week

That is, total= amount earned by Candice + amount earned by Scott.

Plugging the values into the last expression:

1375= 1.5S+S = 2.5S

Now make S the subject by dividing through by coefficient of S which happens to be 2.5:

1375/2.5= 2.5S/2.5

550= S.

Therefore the amount earned by Scott is $550 per week