SOLUTION: in 1 week tom earned $356.60 by working 36.35 hours. what was his hourly rate of pay to the nearest cent. write the apprioate equation and solve it

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Question 240737: in 1 week tom earned $356.60 by working 36.35 hours. what was his hourly rate of pay to the nearest cent. write the apprioate equation and solve it

Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
356.60 / 36.35 = 9.810178817.

This is equivalent to $9.81 per hour to the nearest cent.

Your hourly pay is your total pay divided by the number of hours you worked.

9.810178817 * 36.35 =


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