1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 16

Problem

Students from three middle schools worked on a summer project.

• Seven students from Allen school worked for days.
• Four students from Balboa school worked for days.
• Five students from Carver school worked for days.

The total amount paid for the students' work was <dollar>\text{(A)}\ 9.00\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 48.38\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 180.00\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 193.50\text{ dollars} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 258.00\text{ dollars}$

Solution

Altogether, the summer project totaled days of work for a single student. This equals dollars per day per student. The students from Balboa school earned .