Question

A senior employee who works 16 hours earns $39.50 more than a junior employee whoworks 18 hours. The senior employee earns $14 per hour. What is the hourly pay in dollarsand cents for the junior employee?

Answer 1

Senior employee 16 hours = $39.50 + junior employee(18 hours)

senoir employee = $14/h

Senior employee 16 hours = 39.5 + 14(18)

= 39.5 + 252

= $291.5

Senior employee 1 hour = 291.5/16

= $18.22/h