Brittany worked two part-time jobs last week. The first job paid $12 an hour, and the second job paid $13 an hour. She worked a total of 18 hours last week and earned $226. How many hours did Brittany work at the first job? A) Write an equation you can use to answer this question. Let xx be the number of hours worked at the first job. Do not solve the equation yet.   B) Use your equation to solve the problem. Brittany worked hours at the first job.

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Brittany worked two part-time jobs last week. The first job paid $12 an hour, and the second job paid $13 an hour. She worked a total of 18 hours last week and earned $226.

How many hours did Brittany work at the first job?

A) Write an equation you can use to answer this question. Let xx be the number of hours worked at the first job. Do not solve the equation yet.

 

B) Use your equation to solve the problem.

Brittany worked hours at the first job.

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