SOLUTION: Keshawn works at a party-planning company and makes $7 per hour. His weekly paycheck also includes a $12 bonus for every party he schedules. His $176 paycheck last week was for 20

Question 386913: Keshawn works at a party-planning company and makes $7 per hour. His weekly paycheck also includes a $12 bonus for every party he schedules. His $176 paycheck last week was for 20 hours. How many parties did he schedule? Explain how you found your answer
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Keshawn works at a party-planning company and makes $7 per hour. His weekly paycheck also includes a $12 bonus for every party he schedules. His $176 paycheck last week was for 20 hours. How many parties did he schedule? Explain how you found your answer
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number of parties be x
bonus on parties = 12x
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rate $7 /hour
20 hours
20*7 =$140 for hours put in.
140+12x=176
-140 -140
12x=36
/12
x=3 parties in the week.
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Check
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20*7 +3*12 = 176
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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