Chris and Ed decide to help each other by doing repairs on each other's houses. Chris an electrician. Chris does carpentry work on his house as well as on Ed's house. Similarty, Ed does electrical repairs on his house and on Chris's house. When they are all finished they realize that Chris spent 49% of his time on his own house and 51% of his time on Ed's house, and that Ed spent 54% of his time on his own house and 46% of his time on Chris's house. If they originally agreed that the total of the work should amount to $15000, how much money should each get for their work? Chris: S Ed: $

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Chris and Ed decide to help each other by doing repairs on each other's houses. Chris is a carpenter and Ed is
an electrician. Chris does carpentry work on his house as well as on Ed's house. Similarty, Ed does electrical
repairs on his house and on Chris's house. When they are all finished they realize that Chris spent 49% of his
time on his own house and 51% of his time on Ed's house, and that Ed spent 54% of his time on his own house
and 46% of his time on Chris's house. If they originally agreed that the total of the work should amount to
$15000, how much money should each get for their work?
Chris: $
Ed: $
Transcribed Image Text:Chris and Ed decide to help each other by doing repairs on each other's houses. Chris is a carpenter and Ed is an electrician. Chris does carpentry work on his house as well as on Ed's house. Similarty, Ed does electrical repairs on his house and on Chris's house. When they are all finished they realize that Chris spent 49% of his time on his own house and 51% of his time on Ed's house, and that Ed spent 54% of his time on his own house and 46% of his time on Chris's house. If they originally agreed that the total of the work should amount to $15000, how much money should each get for their work? Chris: $ Ed: $
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