Candice earns 50% more than Scott, and together they earn $1375.00 per week. How much does Scott earn per week?

Scott earns $550 per week

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the amount of money that Scott earns in a week.

50% of the amount that Scott earns is expressed as

50/100 × x = 0.5 × x = 0.5x

Candice earns 50% more than Scott. This means that the amount that Candice earns in a week is

x + 0.5x = 1.5x

Together, they earned $1375.00 per week. It means that

x + 1.5x = 1375

2.5x = 1375

x = 1375/2.5

x = 550

The amount that Candice earns is

1.5x = 1.5 × 550 = 825

the answer to the expression is 83

the correct answer is $7.38

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