Question

In Week 1, Note is works 30th hours and earns r dollars per hour. In Week 2, Boris gets a raise of $7.25 per hour. He works 32 hours at this new rate. During the two weeks, he earns a total of 723.50. What was his original rate per hour?

Answer 1

First, find out how much he made with the new rate:
32 x 7.25 = 232
Next, subtract this from 723:
723 - 232 = 491
Since he worked 30 hours with his old rate, divide the difference by 30:
491 ÷ 30 = 16.37
Boris' original rate per hour was 16.37$.

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