Question

5.

Annette earns $30 in 2 hours and Carla earns $96 in 6 hours. Who has the
higher hourly rate?
A

Answer 1

Answer is Carla at $16/hr
Reason
Annette makes $30/2 hrs
Divide and it makes $15/1 hrs
Carla makes $96/6 hrs
Divide and it makes $16/hr

Answer 2

Carla

Explanation:

First we need to find the hourly rate for Annette

Take the dollars earned and divide by the number of hours

30/2 = 15 dollars per hour

Now we can find the hourly rate for Carla

96/6 =16 dollars per hour

Carla has the higher hourly rate since she earns more per hour