The Loris Healthcare System employs 200 persons on the nursing staff. Fifty are nurses

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The Loris Healthcare System employs 200 persons on the nursing staff. Fifty are nurses aides, 50 are practical nurses, and 100 are registered nurses. Nurses aides receive $8 an hour, practical nurses $15 an hour, and registered nurses $24 an hour. What is the weighted mean hourly wage?

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QUESTION:

The Loris Healthcare System employs 200 persons on the nursing staff. Fifty are nurses aides, 50 are practical nurses, and 100 are registered nurses. Nurses aides receive $8 an hour, practical nurses $15 an hour, and registered nurses $24 an hour. What is the weighted mean hourly wage?

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Let  be the hourly wage of nurse.  is the nurse's aides,  is the practical nurse and  is the registered nurse.

Let  be the number of nurses.  and .

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