A work crew consisting of 1 apprentice, 1 journeyman, and 1 master carpenter received a single work check for the completed job for 4,000. A journey makes 200 % of what an apprentice makes and a master carpenter makes 250% of what a journeyman makes, How much did each person on the crew make?

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oaktree · Answer

If the apprentice gets x,

oaktree · Answer

Then the journeyman gets 2x.

oaktree · Answer

And the master carpenter gets 2.5(2)x=5x.

oaktree · Answer

So x+2x+5x=4000, and 8x=4000, so x=500.

oaktree · Answer

So the apprentice got a measly 500 bucks for his labor, whilst the journeyman got a meager $1,000 and the master carpenter a rocking $2,500.