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John's friend told him that he could earn $49 for handing out flyers at a local concert. John wants to calculate the hourly rate. If he works a total of 3.5hours, the equation 3.5x=49 can be used to determine his hourly rate.what would johns rate be,in dollars?

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x= $14
In other words you can do 49 divided by 3.5
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Answer: John's rate = $14

Explanation:

Given: John's friend told him that he could earn $49 for handing out flyers at a local concert.

If he works a total of 3.5 hours, the equation
3.5x=49 can be used to determine his hourly rate x.

Divide 3.5 on both the sides of the equation, we get


x=(49)/(3.5)=14\\\\\Rightarrow x=14

Therefore, John's rate = $14

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