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(Solved): Chris and Ed decide to help each other by doing repairs on each other's houses. Chris is a carpente ...
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. Similarly, Ed does electrical repairs on his house and on Chris's house. When they are all finished they realize that Chris spent \( 45 \% \) of his time on his own house and \( 55 \% \) of his time on Ed's house, and that Ed spent \( 53 \% \) of his time on his own house and \( 47 \% \) of his time on Chris's house. If they originally agreed that the total of the work should amount to \( \$ 13000 \), how much money should each get for their work? Chris: Ed: \( \$ \) Question Help: \( \square \) Message, instructor