Question

3) You were paid $52. Your hourly rate was

$6.50. How many hours did you work?
Write and solve an equation.

Answer 1

$52\$6.50= you worked 8 hours

Answer 2

`\text{Hello there!}\\\\\text{We know that you were paid \$52}\\\\\text{We also know that your hourly rate is \$6.50}\\\\\text{We need to find how many hours you worked}\\\\\text{Your equation would look like this:}\\\\6.50x=52\\\\\text{x representing the amount of hours you worked}\\\\\text{Solve the equation by dividing both sides by 6.50}\\\\6.50x=52\\\\x=8\\\\\boxed{\text{You worked for 8 hours}}`