SOLUTION: Ben tutors in the math lab. He gets paid $8 per hour for the first 15 hour and $10 per hour for each hour after that. She made $150 one week. How many hour did he work?

Question 935434: Ben tutors in the math lab. He gets paid $8 per hour for the first 15 hour and $10 per hour for each hour after that. She made $150 one week. How many hour did he work?
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Ben tutors in the math lab. He gets paid $8 per hour for the first 15 hour and $10 per hour for each hour after that. She made $150 one week. How many hour did he work?
let let he work for Y hours additions and $8 per hours for 15 hours
8x15+10Y=150
120+10y=150
10y=150-120
10Y=30
y=30/10=3 hours
Answer 3 hours
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