Question

billy bob earned a total of $110 raking leaves in his neighborhood. he worked 5.25 hours on Monday and 8 1/2 hours on Saturday. How much did Billy earn per hour?​

Answer 1

$8

Explanation:

We have the total hours for the week and we need to find the multiplier, in this case dollars per hour and we can use the letter "x" to identify it

The we have the next equation:

5,25x+8,5x=110

13,75x=110

x=110/13,75

x=$8

And that our answer, Billy earn $8 per hour