Question

Working her way through school, Kathy works two part-time jobs for a total of 30 hours a week. Job A pays $5.90 per hour, and Job B pays $7.20 per hour. How many hours did she work at each job the week that she made $193.90?

Answer 1

Kathy worked 17 hours at Job A and 13 hours at Job B to make a total of $193.90.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, let's assume Kathy worked x hours at Job A and (30-x) hours at Job B. We can set up an equation to represent the total earnings:

5.90x + 7.20(30-x) = 193.90

Solving this equation, we find that:

5.90x + 216 - 7.20x = 193.90

-1.30x = -22.10

x = 17

Therefore, Kathy worked 17 hours at Job A and 13 hours at Job B to make a total of $193.90.