Question

Joey is a freelance writer. He often writes articles for a local newspaper that pays $0.35 Per word. How long was his article (expressed as the number of words) if he was paid $192.50?

Answer 1

550 words

Explanation:

We can set up the equation 192.5 = 0.35x

Using the Divison Property of Equality, we get 550 (192.5/0.35).