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To calculate: R’s earning per hour on weekdays.
Answer to Problem 12P
R makes $7 per hour on weekdays.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
R works 2 hours daily on weekdays.
He works 8 hours on Saturdays.
He earns $2 more per hour on Saturdays than weekdays.
He makes $142 per week.
Calculations:
Let x be the amount R makes on the weekdays.
Then
Hours | Wage ($) | Income ($) | |
Weekdays | 10 | x | 10x |
Saturdays | 8 | x + 2 | 8x + 16 |
We know that
Weekdays earning + Saturday earning = Earnings per week
Thus,
That becomes
Divide both sides by 18:
Thus,
R earns $7 per hour on the weekdays.
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