Jack and Henrietta were each paid a dollars in advance to do a job. Jack spent 10 hours on the job, and Henrietta spent 8 hours on the job. If Henrietta gave Jack b dollars of her advance so that their hourly wages were equal, what is a in terms of b?

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Jack and Henrietta were each paid <em>a</em> dollars in advance to do a job. Jack spent 10 hours on the job, and Henrietta spent 8 hours on the job. If Henrietta gave Jack <em>b</em> dollars of her advance so that their hourly wages were equal, what is <em>a</em> in terms of <em>b</em>?






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