SOLUTION: Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes .If he had $286 left after the deduction how much doe rolex earn per hour?

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Question 132464: Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes .If he had $286 left after the deduction how much doe rolex earn per hour?
Found 2 solutions by nycsharkman, stanbon:
Answer by nycsharkman(136) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes . If he had $286 left after the deduction, how much does Rolex earn per hour?
Let's find out what Rolex made BEFORE the reduction.
$286 + $74 = $360
To find out what he makes each hour, we divide $360 by 40 hours.
Rolex's Earning Per Hour = $360/40 hours
Rolex's Earning Per Hour = $9 per hour
He needs a better job!

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rolex worked 40 hours last week he had $74 deducted from his earnings for taxes .If he had $286 left after the deduction how much did rolex earn per hour?
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Let his hourly salary be "x".
EQUATION: 40x - 74 =286
40x = 360
x = $9 (his hourly rate)
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Cheers,
Stan H.