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Carlos works Mon - Fri and sometimes Sat. Last week he worked 38 hours. Mon - Fri he earns $8.50, Sat $12.75, Last week he earned $340. How many hours did he work on Sat?
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document.write( "             Hours    Dollars     Dollars     \r\n" );
document.write( "             worked    per hr.    earned \r\n" );
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document.write( "Mon - Fri    38-x      8.50      8.50(36-x)\r\n" );
document.write( "Saturday       x      12.75       12.75x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Totals        38                   340\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that and get x = 4 hours worked Saturday. \r\n" );
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