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Percy delivers pizzas for pizza king. He is paid $6 an hour plus $2.50 for each pizza he delivers. Percy earned $280 last week. If he worked a total of 30 hours, how many pizzas did he deliver?

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6 × 30 = 90

280 - 90 = 190

190 / 2.50 = 76

We can check using multiplication.

2.50 × 76 = 190

Percy delivered 76 pizzas.