Esp The average of an electrician's hourly wage and a plumber's hourly wage is $20. One day a contractor hires an electrician for 8 hr of work and the plumber for 5 hr of work and pays a total of $233 in wages. Find the hourly wage for the electrician and for the plumber. Part: 0 / 6 Part 1 of 6 Let a represent the hourly wage for the electrician. Let p represent the hourly wage for the plumber. There are two unknown quantities. We will set up a system of two independent equations relating a and p. Average hourly wage = $20 of the electrician and plumber Therefore, = 20 . X 5 2 8 hr Sa hr + 5 hr SP hr = $233 Therefore, = 233