SOLUTION: The number of dollars John is paid for each hour that he works is an odd integer. If he is paid 50 dollars, which is a possible number of hours he worked?
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Question 635215: The number of dollars John is paid for each hour that he works is an odd integer. If he is paid 50 dollars, which is a possible number of hours he worked? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
50 is an even number, so if he is paid an odd number of dollars per hour, then he must have worked an even number of hours (because an odd number times an odd number is an odd number. If he worked 2 hours @ $25 per hour, that would work, but if he worked 4 hours, then he would be getting paid 12.50, so anything greater than 2 hours doesn't work. 2 hours.
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
