Question

Marco was paid $8 an hour and received $500 at the end of the summer as a bonus. Lupe was $11 an hour,but only received a $300 bonus. How many hours would they need to work in order to get paid at the same at tye end of the summer?

Answer 1

Explanation:

First make an equation,

8x+500=11x+300

Then, with pemdas, cancel out 300 and 8x

200=3x

Divide both sides by 3

Answer is 66.6 reapeating or about 67 hours