Question

Connor earned $85 at his job when he worked for 10 hours. What was his hourly pay rate in dollars per hour?

Answer 1

8.5$

Explanation:

85 diveded by 10 is 8.5$.

Answer 2

Connor's hourly pay rate is $8.50

Explanation:

Think of it as finding the unit rate.

hours : dollars

10 : 85

1 : ?

Since you must divide by 10 to get from 10 to 1, you must do the same for the other side, so you do 85 divided by 10.

85 / 10 = 8.5

Therefore, Connor's hourly pay rate is $8.50.