Question

The owner of a hair salon charges $20 more per haircut than the assistant. Yesterday the assistant gave 12 haircuts. The owner gave 6 haircuts the total earnings from haircuts were $750. How much does the owner charge for a haircut

Answer 1

12x+6(x+20)=750. x=$40.56. Then y=$60.56. So owner charges $60.56.

Answer 2

The owner should charge for the haircut is $55.

Given that,

• The owner of a hair salon charges $20 more per haircut than the assistant. Yesterday the assistant gave 12 haircuts.
• The owner gave 6 haircuts the total earnings from haircuts were $750.
• Here we assume the assistance charge be A.
• And, the owner charge be A + 20

Based on the above information, the calculation is as follows:

12A+6(A+20)=$750

12A + 6A + 120 = $750

18A = 630

A = 35

So, the owner charge be

= 35 + 20

= 55

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