SOLUTION: Jessica worked two part-time jobs last week. The first job paid $13 an hour, and the second job paid $9 an hour. She worked a total of 30 hours last week and earned $334. How ma

Question 659530: Jessica worked two part-time jobs last week. The first job paid $13 an hour, and the second job paid $9 an hour. She worked a total of 30 hours last week and earned $334.
How many hours did Jessica work at the first job?
A) Write an equation you can use to answer this question. Let x be the number of hours worked at the first job. Do not solve the equation yet.
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B) Use your equation to solve the problem.
Jessica worked____hours at the first job.
Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$13.00 x xhours =$208.00
times

first job she worked 16 hours
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