Question

Leila is paid $10 plus $8 an hour. She was paid $66. How many hours did she work??

Use the inverse operations to solve the given equations..

Answer 1

Leila is paid $10 plus $8 an hour

She was paid $66

Let the number of times be x

According to the problem,

10+8x=66

8x=66-10

8x=56

x=56/8

x=7

She worked for 7 hours.

7 hours is the right answer.