SOLUTION: Elijah has a part-time job. He worked 3 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday. He also receives an allowance of $20 per week. Elijah earned $92 in a week. Write an equation, then

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Question 1067120: Elijah has a part-time job. He worked 3 hours on Friday and 6 hours on Saturday. He also receives an allowance of $20 per week. Elijah earned $92 in a week. Write an equation, then solve it to determine how much Elijah earned.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Income is what is earned. The allowance was just given and not earned. Elijah earned 92 dollars. No equation. No variable. With that, 3 hours plus 6 hours made 9 hours of WORK. If payrate is r, then 9r=92 and the part time job pay rate r is 92%2F9=10.22 dollars per hour. The allowance is not part of this.