SOLUTION: Sophia earned $52 at her job when she worked for 2 hours. What was her hourly pay rate in hours per dollar? Express your answer in simplest form.

Question 1129822: Sophia earned $52 at her job when she worked for 2 hours. What was her hourly pay rate in hours per dollar? Express your answer in simplest form.
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, Theo, ikleyn:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sophia earned $52 at her job when she worked for 2 hours. What was her hourly pay rate in hours per dollar? Express your answer in simplest form.
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Ans::(2 hrs)/(52 dollars) = (1/52)(hrs per dollar)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i'm not quite sure what your asking here.
let me go through it and see which answer you think is right.

if you want dollars per hour, then you evaluate the fraction 52/2 to get 26 dollar per hour.

if you want hour per dollar, then you evaluate the fraction 2/52 to get 1/26 hours per dollar.

the per variable goes on the bottom of the fraction.

essentially, what you have is a ratio and you want to make the denominator of the ratio equal to 1.

52/2 becomes 26/1 when you divide both numerator and denominator by 2.
this translates to 26 dollars per hour.

2/52 becomes (2/52) / 1 when you divide numerator and denominator by 52.
this simplifies to (1/26) / 1.
this translates to 1/26 hours per dollar.

Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Hourly rate is, BY DEFINITION, dollars per hour,   .

Your question is formulated   INCORRECTLY.

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