Question

A. The average yearly salary of a lawyer is $24 thousand less than twice that of an architect.

Answer 1

Answer:

The average yearly salary of  the architect is $62,000 and the lawyer is $100,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

The average yearly salary of a lawyer is $24 thousand less than twice that of an architect.

Combined, an architect and a lawyer earn $ 210 thousand.

Now, to find the average yearly salary of  an architect and a lawyer.

Let the average yearly salary of  an architect be $x.$

So, the average yearly salary of  the lawyer = $2x-24,000.$

Combined, architect and lawyer earn = $\ 210,000.$

Now, to get the average salary of the architect and lawyer:

$x+(2x-24000)=210000$

$x+2x-24000=210000\\\\3x-24000=210000$

Adding both sides 24000 we get:

$3x=186,000\\\\Dividing\ both\ sides\ by\ 3\ we\ get:\\\\x=62000.$

The average salary of architect = $62,000.

Now, to get the average salary of lawyer by substituting the value of $x$:

$2x-24000\\\\=2(62000)-24000\\\\=124000-24000\\\\=\ 100,000.$

The average salary of lawyer = $100,000.

Therefore, the average yearly salary of  the architect is $62,000 and the lawyer is $100,000.