Question

Stan and Ollie each earned the same amount last week Stan work 20 hours and earned $13.50 per hour Ollie worked 30 hours. How much did Ollie earn per hour?

Answer 1

$9 per hour

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Ollie earned $9 per hour.

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount that Ollie earned per hour.

Stan and Ollie each earned the same amount last week Stan work 20 hours and earned $13.50 per hour. This means that the total amount that Stan earned would be

20 × 13.5 = $270

Ollie worked 30 hours. This means that the total amount that Ollie earned would be

30 × x = $30x

Since they earned the same amount, then

30x = 270

x = 270/30 = $9 per hour