Terrence mows lawns during the summer. On the weekdays, he gets $41 per lawn. On the weekends, he gets $46 per lawn.If Terrance mowed 24 lawns and earned $1064, how many lawns did he mow on the weekdays and how many on the weekends?

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anonymous · Answer

weekday lawn + weekend lawn =  total
          $41 x     +        46y          =  $1,064
@Educate_Me can you make the second equation to solve for x, y?

anonymous · Answer

x + y = 24 ?

anonymous · Answer

->    x = 24 - y
=> 41(24 - y) + 46y = $1,064
Solve for y, can you!