Question

Lexie earned $64.38 for working from 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM. Within that time, she took a 1 hour lunch break for which she did not get paid. How much does Lexie earn per hour?

Answer 1

$8.88 per hour is the answer

Answer 2

There are 8 hours and 15 minutes in her work day. If you take off one of those hours, it would be 7 hours and 15 minutes. If she is getting paid by the hour, you can take off the 15 minutes since it doesn't matter. Then, you divide her income ($64.38) by her hours (7). From this, you get about $9 (or if you wanna be specific, $9.20) per hour.