Question

Alyssa earned $61.20 for working two days. She worked 3 hours on Sunday and 4.2 hours on Monday. How much money did she earn per hour

Answer 1

Alyssa makes $8.50 per hour.
Explanation: Divide the amount of money she earned by the amount of hours she worked.

Answer 2

$8.50 per hour

Explanation:

Alyssa worked 3 hours on Sunday and 4.2 hours on Monday

Total Number of hours Alyssa worked= Number of hours she worked on Sunday+Number of hours she worked on Monday=(3+4.2)=7.2 Hours

Total amount she earned if she is paid in a hourly rate=(Total Number of hours she worked×Money she earns per hour)

Replacing;

Total amount she earned=$61.20, Number of hours she worked=7.2, Money she earns per hour is unknown=M

61.20=7.2×M

Solving for M

(7.2×M)/7.2=61.20/7.2

M=$8.50 per hour

The money she earns per hour=$8.50