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John and Pam are paid 38.25 for their work. John worked 1.5 hours and Pam worked 3 hours. They split the money according to the amount of time each of them worked. how much is john's share of the money?

User Cecile
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Pam earn 25.50 for her 3 hours of work and john earn 12.75

User Tomasz Poradowski
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John's share of the money is 12.75.

38.25 ÷ 4.5 = 8.5

8.5 · 1.5 = 12.75

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