Question

Mariah worked for 3 hours and earned a total of $28.50. Which equation can be used to find r the amount of money Mariah earns per hour.

Answer 1

28.50 divided by 3.

Explanation:

This is because if 28.50 is the total and we know she worked for 3 hours that means that the answer to our equation: 9.5 means that each hour she worked for she was given 9.50 or 9.5 dollars. We can check this by doing 9.5 x 3 which gives us 28.5 or 28.50. :)

Answer 2

28.50/3=r

Explanation: