Question

Rolex worked 40 hours last week. He had 74 deducted from his earnings for taxes. If he had 286 left after the deduction how much does Rolex earn per hour?

Answer 1

Rolex earns $9 per hour.

Explanation:

Let the number of dollars he earns each hour be x.

To create our equation we need to find the total number of dollars he earned before his deduction which is 40x.

Then we know that he got 74 dollars deducted from his total earnings leaving him with 286 which gives us an equation. 40x + 74 = 286

40x - 74 = 286 (Equation)

40x = 360 (Add 74 from both sides)

x = 9 (Divide both sides by 40)