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Amir works at two jobs, one paying a higher hourly wage than the other. Last week he worked a total of 50 hours When he looked at his work schedule he noticed that for every two hours worked at the higher paying job he worked three hours at the lower paying job How many hours did he work at the lower paying job?​

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Answer:

He worked 30 hours at a lower paying job.

Explanation:

First do 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 ( 20 + 30) to get 50

now remove all 2's to get 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 (thats 30)

An there you go!

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