Step-by-step explanation:
Let one person earns $ x
Therefore other earns = $(x + 2000)
According to the given condition:
[tex]x + (x + 2000) = 28000 \\ \\ \therefore \: x + x + 2000 = 28000 \\ \\ \therefore \: 2 x = 28000 - 2000\\ \\ \therefore \: 2 x = 26000\\\therefore \: x = \frac{26000}{2} \\ \\ \therefore \: x = 13000 \\ \implies \: x + 2000 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 13000 + 2000 \\ \therefore \: x + 2000= 15000 \\ [/tex]
Hence, smaller income is $13000.
