Question

In order to explore more of Glacier Bay, Reece and Logan decided to hire a local tour guide. They hired the tour guide for 6 hours per day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 3 hours per day on Tuesday and Thursday. Altogether they paid $1,374. How much money did the tour guide earn in dollars per hour? SHOW YOUR WORK:

Answer 1

Answer: $57.25 per hour

Explanation:

Find out the total number of hours the tour guide worked for the 5 days;

= 6 + 6 + 6 +3 + 3

= 24 hours

Tour guide made $1,374 in 24 hours of work. Pay per hour is;

= 1,374 / 24

= $57.25 per hour