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

THE ACTUAL ANSWER IS $8.88

Step-by-step explanation:

Because it is 8:00 Am to 4:FIFTEEN, NOT 4:00 PM, there should be 8.25 or 8 1/4 of a difference because of the "15". Then you subtract the one hour that she didn't get paid and you get 7.25. Divide this by the amount she got paid that day to get the amount she gets paid per hour. 64.38/7.25

Please do not use the other answer for this question because it is completely incorrect.

Answer 2

Well we know that she made $64.38 from 8:00am to 4:15pm
and she took a 1 hour lunch break so all we would have to do is remove that hours because she doesn't earn anything in that hour
so from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm is 8 hours however with the lunch break that she earns no money is -1 hour so she would work for 7 hours for $64.38 now all we have to do is divide to find the rate.
64.38/7=9.197 so she would make about $9.20 an hour