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A bricklayer charges ₦1,500 per day for himself and ₦500 per day for his assistant. If a two bedroom flat was built for ₦95,000 and the bricklayer worked 10 days more than his assistant, how much did the assistant receive?

A

N20,000

B

N28,000

C

N31,200

D

N41,000

correct option: a

Let the number of days worked by the assistant = d

\(\therefore\) The bricklayer worked (d + 10) days.

1500(d + 10) + 500(d) = N 95,000

1500d + 15,000 + 500d= N 95,000

2000d = N 95,000 - N 15,000

2000t = N 80,000

d = 40 days

\(\therefore\), the assistant worked for 40 days and received N (500 x 40)

= N 20,000

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