A shipping boat's crew consisted of 17 sailors, with five inexperienced sailors. Each experienced sailor was paid 1/5 times more than the inexperienced sailors. If the inexperienced sailors were paid $10 per hour for a 60-hour workweek, calculate the total combined monthly earnings of the experienced sailors.
If the experienced sailors received 1/5 times more money than the inexperienced sailors, they were paid 1/5*10 = $
<gadget id="calculator">1/5*10</gadget>
<output>2</output>
2 more.
The total hourly earnings for the experienced sailors each is $10+$2= $
<gadget id="calculator">10+2</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12.
In a 60-hour workweek, an experienced sailor is paid 60*$12 = $
<gadget id="calculator">60*12</gadget>
<output>720</output>
720.
In a month, an experienced sailor is paid 4*$720 = $
<gadget id="calculator">4*720</gadget>
<output>2_880</output>
2880.
If there were five inexperienced sailors, the total number of experienced sailors was 17-5 = 12.
If each experienced sailor was paid $2280 per month, the total combined monthly earnings for the experienced is 12*2880 = $
<gadget id="calculator">12*2880</gadget>
<output>34_560</output>
34560.

<result>34_560</result>