A large employer gives each new hire an aptitude test, which is scored from 1 to 20. Let T be a worker's score on the test. The firm then pays a new worker a wage of w = 0.6T + 0.4G where G is the average test score for the worker's gender: 16 for women; 12 for men. How much more is a woman paid than a man when both scored a 10 on the test?
A. $0.80
B. $0.40
C. $0.20
D. $1.60
E. $3.20
Answer: D
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