J and M were each paid x dollars in advance to do a certain job together. J worked on the job for 10 hours and M worked for 4 hours less than J. If M gave J y dollars of her payment so that they would have received the same hourly wage, what was the dollar amount, in terms of y, that J was paid in advance?  Pick: A) a)4y B) b)5y C) c)6y D) d)8y E) e)9y
J and M were both paid x dollars   If M gave Y dollars from her X to J then at the end   J will have X+Y dollars   M will have X- Y dollars   Now since the hourly wages have to be same then   Hourly wage of J = (X+Y) / 10 (Since J worked for 10 hrs)   Hourly wage of M = (X-y) /6 (Since M worked 4 hrs less than J)   Equating both   (X+Y)/10=(X-Y)/6   on simplifying X=4y   a)4ynswer a)4y
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J and M were each paid x dollars in advance to do a certain job together. J worked on the job for 10 hours and M worked for 4 hours less than J. If M gave J y dollars of her payment so that they would have received the same hourly wage, what was the dollar amount, in terms of y, that J was paid in advance?